[Evaluating critical thinking skills in medical students, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran]

ABSTRACT

Background and Objective: Medical students should learn some skills for better clinical reasoning, decision making and using evidence based medicine. One of the most important attributes of a successful clinician is the ability of critical thinking in patient care situations. The purpose of this study was to evaluate critical thinking skills [analysis, evaluation, inference, and deductive and inductive reasoning] in medical students of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran