Blink or think: Can further reflection improve initial diagnostic impressions?

Academic Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 112-118

  Hess, Brian J ^a   Lipner, Rebecca S ^b   Thompson, Valerie ^c   Holmboe, Eric S ^d   Graber, Mark L ^e  

^a Hess Consulting   (Canada)

^b AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION   (United States)

^e STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; THINKING; TIME; UNITED STATES;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; SPECIALTY BOARDS; THINKING; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84920857794     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000550     Document Type: Article

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