Clinical Reasoning in Medicine: Student Learning Outcomes
UNR Med Year 3 Structure
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the 2 main types of clinical reasoning physicians use.
- Discuss the definition of an illness script and why it is important to clinical reasoning
- Transform a patient's story into a meaningful clinical problem - a problem representation.
- List several classic diagnostic errors and how to avoid them.
- Display advanced clinical reasoning with an unknown problem and chief complaint
- Prioritize diagnostic testing for a virtual patient in small groups.
- Perform a hypothesis driven, focused history.
- Perform a hypothesis driven, focused physical examination.
- Practice formulating a differential diagnosis, assessment and a prioritized plan for the standardized patient.
- Demonstrate familiarity with the encounter form used for SP testing and USMLE testing.
- Demonstrate understanding of the communication rating scale instrument.
- Gather a focused history and physical examination in a timed simulated testing environment.
- Demonstrate appropriate communication skills.
- Type a patient note in a timed, simulated testing environment.
- Critically examine and reflect on your encounter to improve future performance.