Comparison of Physician Assistant and Medical Students' Clinical Reasoning Processes Using an Online Patient Simulation Tool to Support Clinical Reasoning (eCREST): Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical reasoning is increasingly recognized as an important skill in the diagnosis of common and serious conditions. eCREST (electronic Clinical Reasoning Educational Simulation Tool), a clinical reasoning learning resource, was developed to support medical students to learn clinical reasoning. However, primary care teams now encompass a wider range of professional groups, such as physician assistants (PAs), who also need to develop clinical reasoning during their training. Understanding PAs' clinical reasoning processes is key to judging the transferability of learning resources initially targeted to medical students.

Objective

This exploratory study aimed to measure the processes of clinical reasoning undertaken on eCREST by PA students and compare PAs' reason

SUBMITTER: Thorpe A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12670056 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature