Using Group History-Taking and Individual Reasoning to Identify Shortcomings in Clinical Reasoning for Medical Students.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

It is crucial that teaching faculties determine and remain informed of medical school learners' clinical reasoning competence. We created an innovative assessment method for fourth-year medical students to identify deficiencies in various components of their clinical reasoning ability.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional observational study of fourth-year medical students' reasoning assessments from 2019 to 2022. Teams of four-five trainees questioned standardized patients in clinical scenarios, including fever, abdominal pain, and weight loss. They then individually documented key information to reflect comprehension of patient problems. Trainees were tasked with differentiating diagnoses and associated statuses and reaching the most likely diagnosis along with two

SUBMITTER: Cheng KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11406627 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature