Diagnostic reasoning: an endangered competency in internal medicine training. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Diagnostic reasoning: an endangered competency in internal medicine training. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published September 2017

Diagnostic reasoning: an endangered competency in internal medicine training.

Simpkin AL, Vyas JM, Armstrong KA. Ann Intern Med. 2017 Sep 12; [Epub ahead of print].

Diagnostic reasoning is a core component of safe care, but its presence as a topic in clinical training is not robust. This commentary recommends a three-element approach to augment clinical education on diagnostic reasoning, which includes focusing on the structure of teaching conferences and rounds, the training environment, and mechanisms to monitor and assess diagnostic reasoning abilities.

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