Do malpractice claim clinical case vignettes enhance diagnostic accuracy and acceptance in clinical reasoning education during GP training?

Charlotte van Sassen; Silvia Mamede; Michiel Bos; Walter W. Van den Broek; Patrick Bindels; Laura Zwaan

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Do malpractice claim clinical case vignettes enhance diagnostic accuracy and acceptance in clinical reasoning education during GP training?

September 20, 2023

van Sassen C, Mamede S, Bos M, et al. BMC Med Educ. 2023;23(1):474.

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Clinical reasoning is an important component of medical education. In this study, first-year general practice residents concluded that diagnostic error cases, both with and without malpractice claim information, are equally effective for clinical reasoning education.

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