Cognitive problem solving patterns of medical students correlate with success in diagnostic case solutions.

CONTEXT: Problem-solving in terms of clinical reasoning is regarded as a key competence of medical doctors. Little is known about the general cognitive actions underlying the strategies of problem-solving among medical students. In this study, a theory-based model was used and adapted in order to in...

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Main Authors: Jan Kiesewetter, René Ebersbach, Anja Görlitz, Matthias Holzer, Martin R Fischer, Ralf Schmidmaier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3741183?pdf=render