A typology of uncertainty derived from an analysis of critical incidents in medical residents: A mixed methods study Assessment and evaluation of admissions, knowledge, skills and attitudes

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Hamui Sutton, Alicia ^a,c   Vives Varela, Tania ^a   Gutiérrez Barreto, Samuel ^a   Leenen, Iwin ^a,b   Sánchez Mendiola, Melchor ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Instituto Nacional Para la Evaluación de la Educación   (Mexico)

^c Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Clinical context; Coping strategies; Critical incidents; Decision making; Medical uncertainty; Resident education; Uncertainty typology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNCERTAINTY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84946199634     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-015-0459-2     Document Type: Article

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