Journal article
Longitudinal clinical reasoning theme embedded across four years of a medical school curriculum
Diagnosis (Berlin, Germany), Vol.9(4), pp.468-475
11/01/2022
DOI: 10.1515/dx-2022-0046
PMID: 36082516
Abstract
The acquisition of clinical reasoning (CR) skills is essential for future healthcare providers as they advance through their education. There is growing consensus that CR skills should be longitudinally integrated into undergraduate curriculum for acquisition/application of these skills. However, only a minority of schools reported having CR focused teaching sessions, citing a lack of curricular time and faculty expertise as the largest barriers. We describe the design and implementation of this theme and report the effects of its early introduction in Phase One as measured by the Diagnostic Thinking Inventory (DTI).
The Carver College of Medicine developed and implemented a longitudinal four-year clinical reasoning theme (CRT) with a special emphasis on introducing concepts in the preclinical years (Phase One). Educational strategies used to implement the theme relied on following principles: 1) new skills are best acquired in context of application; 2) contextual learning stimulates transfer of knowledge; and 3) knowledge of pathophysiology is necessary but alone is not sufficient to develop CR skills. A patient-centered CR schema served as the framework for developing the theme. Specific focus areas, pedagogies and assessment strategies were established for each of the three phases.
The cohort with CRT demonstrated a significant increase in total DTI score after theme implementation compared to the cohort without.
A formal 4-year longitudinal CR theme is feasible, allowing for integration of pathophysiology, social determinants of health, and clinical skills. Early introduction of CR concepts as assessed by DTI showed improvement in student reasoning skills post-intervention.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Longitudinal clinical reasoning theme embedded across four years of a medical school curriculum
- Creators
- Jane Rowat - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineManish Suneja - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Diagnosis (Berlin, Germany), Vol.9(4), pp.468-475
- DOI
- 10.1515/dx-2022-0046
- PMID
- 36082516
- ISSN
- 2194-8011
- eISSN
- 2194-802X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/01/2022
- Academic Unit
- Nephrology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984359761502771
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