AUTHOR=Xu Maosen , Luo Yong , Zhang Yu , Xia Ruolan , Qian Hong , Zou Xiuhe 

TITLE=Game-based learning in medical education

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1113682

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2023.1113682

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=At present, medical education is rapidly evolving. Game-based learning (GBL) has been gradually used for education and several innovations have emerged. The emergence of serious game and gamification provides alternative approaches for educators to improve medical teaching process. Both serious game and gamification exert their education promoting function by providing the possibility of combining learning activity such as feedback, testing and spaced repetition with active participation and autonomy as well as positive experiences to students. Developing effective GBL modalities has the potential to bring immersive experience for medical students and improve their study outcomes. Herein, reviewed recent studies employing GBL in medical education, including serious games and gamification teaching. Furthermore, we also discuss the effectiveness and limitations of GBL, with the aim to suggest future directions for the development and application of GBL in medical education.