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Problem Solving in the Clinical Interview: A Cognitive Analysis of the Performance of Physicians, Residents, and Students.
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Kaufman, David R.; Patel, Vimla L. – Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1991
A study evaluated differences between subjects at three levels of expertise in acquiring and using information obtained from a patient during the clinical interview. Five endocrinologists, five residents, and five students interviewed a volunteer patient and provided differential diagnoses. Differences were found in diagnostic accuracy,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Graduate Medical Students, Higher Education, Information Utilization
Computer-Assisted Instruction in AIDS Infection Control for Physicians.
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Garrett, T. J.; And Others – Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1990
A microcomputer program to provide health care workers with instruction in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) infection control was assessed by medical residents. The experimental group (n=24) acquired more knowledge than controls (n=33). Response to the method was positive, and computer-assisted instruction is seen as useful for AIDS…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Computer Assisted Instruction, Disease Control, Graduate Medical Students
House Staff Attitudes toward Psychosocial Aspects of Patient Care.
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Levinson, Wendy; And Others – Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1990
Attitudes of 120 residents from three teaching hospitals about psychosocial aspects of patient care and the feasibility of teaching psychosocial skills to residents were compared to those of 86 practicing internists, 42 psychiatrists, 29 academic general internists, and 63 surgeons. The newly developed scale was seen as useful in evaluating…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Graduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Students