# Contraception Chronicles: The Gamified Approach to Postgraduate Education in Family Medicine

## TL;DR

A board game version of 'Snakes and Ladders' was used to teach contraception to family medicine trainees, making learning more engaging and effective.

## Contribution

The paper introduces a gamified teaching method using a board game to improve contraceptive education for family medicine trainees.

## Key findings

- Trainees found the gamified session more engaging and enjoyable than traditional lectures.
- Participants expressed interest in using similar interactive methods in future educational sessions.

## Abstract

Gamification involves using gaming elements in education to capture learners’ attention and motivate participation, offering innovative solutions to traditional teaching challenges. In various fields gamification enhances learning by fostering competition, collaboration and peer learning. In the realm of medical education, innovation is key to foster knowledge acquisition, critical thinking and skill development. Family physicians, dealing with comprehensive care, emphasize preventive measures like family planning and contraception. Effective contraceptive education is crucial not only for providing patient-centered reproductive healthcare but also to address the unique needs and preferences of a diverse patient population.

To make learning more engaging we incorporated the board game “Snakes and Ladders” into a didactic session for family medicine trainees. Divided into teams, they solved case-based questions linked to game progression. Feedback indicated the session was more engaging and enjoyable compared to traditional lectures and they wish to see similar teaching methods in future academic sessions.