Improving diagnostic capabilities of medical students via application of cognitive sciences-derived learning principles

Medical Education

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 419-425

  Papa, Frank J ^a,b   Oglesby, Michael W ^b   Aldrich, David G ^b   Schaller, Frederick ^b   Cipher, Daisha J ^b  

^a Fort Worth Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

*Cognition; *Diagnosis, differential; *Education, medical; Clinical competence *standards; Heart failure, congestive *diagnosis; Teaching methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZATION;

ADULT; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITIVE SCIENCE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; TEACHING;

EID: 34147120697     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2006.02693.x     Document Type: Article

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