Patient exposure in the basic science classroom enhances differential diagnosis formation and clinical decision-making

Purpose. The authors proposed that introducing real patients into a pathology classroom early in medical education would help integrate fundamental principles and disease pathology with clinical presentation and medical history.Methods. Three patients with different pathologies described their histo...

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Main Authors: Justin G. Peacock, Joseph P. Grande
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-02-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/809.pdf