An online escape room as an icebreaker in interdisciplinary and international health care professions education: A pilot mixed-methods study of “UKA Escape”

2025/04/15 by Martín Lemos, Lemos, Martin, Veronique Kouchev +3 · 1 citation
Health Professions · Decision Sciences · Engineering · #Interprofessional Education and Collaboration #Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration #Biomedical and Engineering Education

paper · doi:10.3205/zma001742

Abstract

=81.25). In line with the questionnaire-based feedback, students' qualitative feedback was predominantly positive, with indications of areas for improvement. Overall, the results indicate that the students greatly appreciated the online escape room and that teamwork was encouraged, demonstrating the potential of escape rooms in health professions education.

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