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Table 1 Module sections and content (both modules)

From: Gamified versus non-gamified online educational modules for teaching clinical laboratory medicine to first-year medical students at a large allopathic medical school in the United States

Module section

Content covered

What is Pathology?

Defines Pathology as a practice and introduces the different sections of a large academic medical center’s laboratory

Lab Medicine and regulations

Presents the regulations and standards clinical laboratories must follow and relates these requirements to patient results

Phases of lab testing

Explains the different phases of lab testing and identifies common errors in the testing process and when they occur

Choosing the right test

Emphasizes the importance of proper lab utilization and presents the elements to consider before ordering a lab test