How Medical Students Can Learn Research Through Fun Games

Medical students often find research boring. They prefer learning about patients and treatments. But research is important. It helps them understand how to find and use information. Games can make learning research fun. One way to do this is through educational escape rooms. These rooms are like puzzles. Students work together to solve them. They learn research skills while playing. Escape rooms are not new. But using them to teach research is. Few studies have looked at how well they work. Most studies only ask students if they liked the activity. This study wanted to know more. It looked at how well students learned. It also looked at how easy it was to set up escape rooms for many students. The study found that escape rooms can help students learn. They also found that setting up escape rooms is possible. But it takes time and effort. The study used a mixed methods approach. This means they looked at both numbers and stories. They asked students questions and looked at their answers. They also watched how students played the games. The study had some limits. It only looked at one group of students. It also only used one type of escape room. More research is needed. But the results are promising. Escape rooms can be a fun way to teach research. They can also help students work together. This is important in medicine. Doctors often need to work in teams.