Journal article
It all make sense: biomedical knowledge, causal connections and memory in the novice diagnostician
Abstract
Although there is consensus among medical educators that students must receive training in the biomedical sciences, little is known regarding the role of biomedical knowledge in diagnosis. The present paper presents two studies examining the role of biomedical knowledge, specifically knowledge of causal mechanisms, in novice diagnosticians. In Experiment 1, two groups of participants are taught to diagnose a series of artificial diseases. In …
Authors
Woods NN; Brooks LR; Norman GR
Journal
Advances in Health Sciences Education, Vol. 12, No. 4,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
September 17, 2007
DOI
10.1007/s10459-006-9055-x
ISSN
1382-4996