Courting Apocalypse: Creating a Zombie-Themed Evidence-Based Medicine Game

In 2015, two librarians at the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences at the University of Iowa turned their dreams into a reality and secured funding to build a zombie-themed evidence-based medicine game. The game features a "choose your own adventure" style that takes students through a...

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Published in:	Medical reference services quarterly Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 313 - 322
Main Authors:	Blevins, Amy E., Kiscaden, Elizabeth, Bengtson, Jason
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Routledge 02-10-2017 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Education, Medical - methods Evidence-based medicine Evidence-Based Medicine - education Games gamification Health administration Humans Iowa Librarians medical education Medical libraries Simulation Training - methods Video Games zombies Iowa gamification games medical education Evidence-based medicine zombies
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Summary:	In 2015, two librarians at the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences at the University of Iowa turned their dreams into a reality and secured funding to build a zombie-themed evidence-based medicine game. The game features a "choose your own adventure" style that takes students through a scenario where a disease outbreak is taking place and a resident is asked to use evidence-based medicine skills to select a screening and diagnostic tool to use on potentially infected patients. Feedback on the game has been positive, and future plans include building additional modules on therapy, harm, and prognosis.
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ISSN:	0276-3869 1540-9597
DOI:	10.1080/02763869.2017.1369239