Exploring the Educational Value of Popular Culture in Web-Based Medical Education: Pre-Post Study on Teaching Jaundice Using "The Simpsons".

Nishaanth Dalavaye Ravanth Baskaran Srinjay Mukhopadhyay Movin Peramuna Gamage Vincent Ng Hama Sharif Stephen Rutherford

Published in: JMIR medical education (2023)

When appropriately integrated, popular culture can effectively engage students and improve self-perceived knowledge retention. "The Simpsons" characters can be used pedagogically and professionally as patient analogies to deliver teaching on the topic of jaundice.

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