Purpose An evidence-based approach to assessment is critical for ensuring the
development of clinical reasoning (CR) competence. The wide array of CR assessment …

This Guide provides an overview of educational theory relevant to learning from experience.
It considers experience gained in clinical workplaces from early medical student days …

There are many theories that explain how adults learn and each has its own merits. This
Guide explains and explores the more commonly used ones and how they can be used to …

Although medical education has enjoyed many successes over the last century, there is a
recognition that health care is too often unsafe and of poor quality. Errors in diagnosis and …

Background Simulation-based medical education (SBME) has traditionally been conducted
as off-site simulation in simulation centres. Some hospital departments also provide off-site …

Context Performance assessments, such as workplace‐based assessments (WBA s),
represent a crucial component of assessment strategy in medical education. Persistent …

This perspective shares recommendations that draw from (1) the National Study of
Excellence and Innovation in Physical Therapist Education research findings and a …

Cognitive load is a key mediator of cognitive processing that may impact clinical reasoning
performance. The purpose of this study was to gather biologic validity evidence for …

Background Medical uncertainty is a pervasive and important problem, but the strategies
physicians use to manage it have not been systematically described. Objectives To explore …

Clinical reasoning is a perennial focus of medical education, performance assessment, and
study. It might be argued to be the defining characteristic of the profession. It is, however, a …