The impact of a diagnostic reminder system on student clinical reasoning during simulated case studies

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-17

  Carlson, Jim ^a   Abel, Marc ^a   Bridges, Diane ^a   Tomkowiak, John ^a  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Clinical decision support system; Diagnostic reasoning; Diagnostic reminder system; evaluation; Medical education; Simulation; Standardized patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; REMINDER SYSTEM; TEACHING;

ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PATIENT SIMULATION; REMINDER SYSTEMS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 79951810337     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e3181f24acd     Document Type: Article

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