Gaming the System: Creation of a Random Case-Generating Game for Use in Morning Report

Pallavi Kamra; Emily C Borman-Shoap; Lei Zhang; Michael B Pitt

doi:10.1016/j.acap.2017.09.009

Gaming the System: Creation of a Random Case-Generating Game for Use in Morning Report

Acad Pediatr. 2018 Mar;18(2):234-236. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2017.09.009. Epub 2017 Sep 18.

Authors

Pallavi Kamra¹, Emily C Borman-Shoap¹, Lei Zhang², Michael B Pitt³

Affiliations

¹ University of Minnesota, School of Medicine & Masonic Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Minneapolis, Minn.
² Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Minneapolis, Minn.
³ University of Minnesota, School of Medicine & Masonic Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Minneapolis, Minn. Electronic address: mbpitt@umn.edu.

PMID: 28927941
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2017.09.009

Abstract

Discussing real-world cases with known outcomes is a common feature of resident morning report. We present a novel case-generating game that allows for creative, dynamic problem-solving discussions and appears to encourage more peer-directed learning than traditional morning report.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Attention
Diagnosis, Differential*
Education, Medical, Graduate / methods*
Education, Medical, Undergraduate / methods*
Humans
Learning
Logistic Models
Problem Solving*
Teaching Rounds*