Comparing Information-Gathering Strategies of Medical Students and Physicians in Diagnosing Simulated Medical Cases.

Palchik, Nancy S.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ404139

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Comparing Information-Gathering Strategies of Medical Students and Physicians in Diagnosing Simulated Medical Cases.

Palchik, Nancy S.; And Others

Academic Medicine, v65 n2 p107-13 Feb 1990

The study examined how 3 medical information-gathering processes (history-taking, physical examination, and diagnostic studies) influenced 175 second-year medical students' formulations of the differential and the principal diagnoses of 14 simulated patient management problems in comparison with experienced clinicians. Students emphasized diagnostic studies whereas physicians emphasized patient history. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Decision Making, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Medical Evaluation, Medical Students, Physicians, Simulation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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