Gamification of Medical Education: A Novel Game Model for Morning Report

Medical education literature has shown that gamification promotes learner engagement, wellness, and information retention. General educational literature has additionally shown that gamification of educational activities can have a positive effect on a learner's motivation based on self determination theory. In previous workshops, the presenters shared experiences in developing a novel game model to review medical content in a morning report setting that was built on board-game design paradigms. This game model has been trialed and implemented at multiple residency programs by chief residents. The presenters will share first-hand experience from two institutions that have successfully executed this model and review feedback from other chief residents regarding their own successes and challenges. Presenters will discuss the impacts of a novel addition to this model involving a collaborative internal medicine educator-focused question bank created by chief residents that have utilized this game model. In addition, the workshop aims to discuss learning theory and educational game design paradigms that promote learner engagement and reinforcement of medical educational content.