Medical trainees in Manitoba are invited to participate in an online focus group study about the use of ‘serious games’ for medical training. Serious games allow players to engage in activities that allow them to practice skills and acquire knowledge that can be applied to specific domains in real life. The purpose of this focus group study is to gather information from medical students/residents/fellows about how serious games can be used to assist them in learning critical content and skills for their profession. This information can be used to guide the development of technologies to allow game developers to create games that address real needs in medical training. 

Each participant will attend a single focus group on UM-licensed Zoom that will last up to 90 minutes and will be compensated with $25 via e-transfer. The purpose of this focus group study is to gather information from medical students/residents/fellows about how serious games can be used to assist them in learning critical content and skills for their profession. This information will be used to guide the development of technologies to allow game developers to create games that address real needs in medical training. In particular, we hope to develop a prototype game that focuses on diagnostic reasoning, based on feedback gathered during the focus groups. To be eligible, you must be a current medical trainee (medical student, resident or fellow) in Manitoba and you must be willing to show your medical trainee ID at the beginning of the focus group for verification.

We hope to publish our findings in a conference or journal using gaming technology for education and training. If you have any questions, please reach out to Celine Latulipe at: celine.latulipe@umanitoba.ca.

This research has been approved by the University of Manitoba Research Ethics Board, Fort Garry Campus. If you have any concerns or complaints about this project you may contact any of the above-named persons or the Human Ethics Coordinator at 204-474-7122 or humanethics@umanitoba.ca.