Teaching about how doctors think: a longitudinal curriculum in cognitive bias and diagnostic error for residents.

James B. Reilly; Alexis R. Ogdie; Joan M. Von Feldt; Jennifer S. Myers

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Teaching about how doctors think: a longitudinal curriculum in cognitive bias and diagnostic error for residents.

November 18, 2013

Reilly JB, Ogdie AR, Von Feldt JM, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(12):1044-50.

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A longitudinal curriculum for internal medicine residents, using simulated patient scenarios, resulted in improved ability to recognize the cognitive biases that can contribute to diagnostic errors.

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