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Consequences of Contextual Factors on Clinical Reasoning in Resident Physicians
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McBee, Elexis; Ratcliffe, Temple; Picho, Katherine; Artino, Anthony R., Jr.; Schuwirth, Lambert; Kelly, William; Masel, Jennifer; van der Vleuten, Cees; Durning, Steven J. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2015
Context specificity and the impact that contextual factors have on the complex process of clinical reasoning is poorly understood. Using situated cognition as the theoretical framework, our aim was to evaluate the verbalized clinical reasoning processes of resident physicians in order to describe what impact the presence of contextual factors have…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Clinical Diagnosis, Abstract Reasoning, Physicians
The Nature of Patients' Requests for Physicians' Help.
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Eisenthal, Sherman; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1990
A total of 200 patients were interviewed at 2 out-patient settings to quantify the patients' perspectives on their illness by measuring their requests for help. Results showed specific requests were made by most patients that focused either on the problem and/or the treatment. (GLR)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Clinics, Higher Education, Internal Medicine
Resident Education in Primary Care: How Residents Learn.
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McGlynn, Thomas J.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1978
The process of resident education in an internal medicine practice was examined through interviews with 14 residents, who discussed their educational experience while caring for ten patients. Study results suggest that resident education in this setting depends upon feedback during patient care, reviewing cases, and reading. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Educational Assessment, Graduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Students
Spectrum of Diseases for House Staff Education on a VA General Medicine Inpatient Service.
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Friedland, Joan A; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1985
The demographic, diagnostic, and prognostic characteristics of patients treated by house staff members rotating through the general medical wards of the Houston Veterans Administration Medical Center was studied. The data indicate that VA hospitals make a significant contribution to internal medicine training. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Experience, Demography, Diseases
A General Medicine Clinic: The Dilemma and Teaching Implications.
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And Others; Rudd, Peter – Journal of Medical Education, 1979
An academic general medicine clinic (GMC) was studied and profiles were generated to determine current patterns, shortcomings, and potential solutions. Conclusions include that GMC offers insufficient variety of patient presentations for optimal postgraduate medical education and inadequate accessibility for comprehensive medical care. (Author/JMD)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Experience, Clinics, Demography
Using Review of Medical Clinic Charts to Teach Occupational Health.
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Sokas, Rosemary K.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1988
The effectiveness of chart audit with written feedback as a tool for encouraging residents to obtain and record occupational information during history-taking is evaluated. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Experience, Feedback, Graduate Medical Students