2023/09/15 by Katja Götz, Götz, Katja
Medicine · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Curriculum #Educational Games and Gamification #Gesundheitssystem #Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences #Medicine and health #Planspiel #Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare #curriculum #health care system #medical sociology #medical training #medizinische Ausbildung #medizinische Soziologie #simulation game
paper · doi:10.3205/zma001639
openalex publication_date 2023/09/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Objective: A simulation game is a valuable method for conveying teaching content in a practical way. The aim was to design a teaching module for medical sociology on the subject of "The German health care system" which would convey the contents and connections to the students in a practical way using a simulation game. Project description: In addition to the development of scenarios for the simulation game, role cards for various institutions of the health care system were also produced as a result. The students were given the opportunity beforehand to work on theoretical content regarding the German health care system online (the "flipped classroom method"). In the 90-minute face-to-face event the simulation game was played, followed by a feedback session. The initial impressions of the students were collected. Results: pre-clinical semester took part in the seminar. The students were divided into twelve seminars. One scenario was worked on per seminar. The simulation game contributed to a better understanding of the health care system. The students were generally very satisfied with this type of knowledge transfer and thought that this method might well be integrated into teaching in the future. Conclusion: Communicating the health care system through a simulation game is evidently suitable for explaining clearly complex issues and presenting the various interests of the individual institutions. In addition, a simulation game stimulates critical debate and can contribute to imparting theoretical content in teaching medical sociology in a practical way.