Introducing second-year medical students to diagnostic reasoning concepts and skills via a virtual curriculum.
Diagnosis (Berl)
; 10(2): 105-109, 2023 05 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2254297
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Curriculum for clinical reasoning in the preclinical years is sparse and the COVID-19 pandemic heightened the need for virtual curriculums.METHODS:
We developed, implemented and evaluated a virtual curriculum for preclinical students scaffolding key diagnostic reasoning concepts dual process theory, diagnostic error, problem representation and illness scripts. Fifty-five second-year medical students participated in four 45-min virtual sessions led by one facilitator.RESULTS:
The curriculum led to increased perceived understanding and increased confidence in diagnostic reasoning concepts and skills.CONCLUSIONS:
The virtual curriculum was effective in introducing diagnostic reasoning and was well-received by second-year medical students.Keywords
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students, Medical
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Diagnosis (Berl)
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Dx-2022-0101
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