The Logic of Problem-Solving in Clinical Diagnosis: A Course for Second-Year Medical Students.

Miller, Randolph A.; Schaffner, Kenneth F.

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Publication Date: 1982-Jan

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The Logic of Problem-Solving in Clinical Diagnosis: A Course for Second-Year Medical Students.

Miller, Randolph A.; Schaffner, Kenneth F.

Journal of Medical Education, v57 n1 p63-65 Jan 1982

A course to introduce medical students to formal models of medical diagnostic reasoning at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is described. The students are encouraged to integrate facts and concepts from the basic sciences into strategies of diagnostic reasoning. (MLW)

Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Computer Oriented Programs, Course Descriptions, Evaluative Thinking, Higher Education, Logic, Medical Case Histories, Medical Evaluation, Medical Students, Models, Problem Solving

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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