Students' experiences of a GP escape room.
Kevin McConvilleClara WhitePublished in: Education for primary care : an official publication of the Association of Course Organisers, National Association of GP Tutors, World Organisation of Family Doctors (2024)
Educational escape games appear invaluable in medical education. They can promote the growth of non-technical skills such as teamwork, leadership, and clinical thinking; all essential to working in a multidisciplinary team and enabling patient safety. Our participants struggled with numeracy in this high-pressured environment, this must be addressed to reduce potential mistakes made in the workplace. Results are supportive of educational escape games being worthy of a space within a medical school's curriculum. A GP-orientated escape room allows for early GP exposure from a different perspective, as well as equipping students with the skills to be successful in this field.