Levelling Up Health Care Education: The Impact of Game-Based Learning on Future Health Professionals

Abstract

Game-based learning (GBL) has gained significant traction in health care education, revolutionizing how future professionals are trained. Through simulations, role-playing, and problem-solving, GBL offers an interactive, engaging, and experiential approach to learning. This review explores the effectiveness of GBL in enhancing knowledge retention, skill development, decision-making, and teamwork among health professionals. We highlight evidence supporting GBL’s impact on medical education and consider the challenges of integrating these tools into current curricula. Additionally, we address the need for further research to establish GBL as a core pedagogical tool in health care training.