Practice for real life: Diversifying cases in educational conferences

Case-based clinical-reasoning conferences, such as internal medicine morning report, typically have a familiar cadence. The case presenter initially describes a patient's symptoms and illness history and subsequently provides a one-time physical exam and one-time laboratory and radiographic information. Facilitators help coordinate audience discussion, which often focuses on differential diagnosis, whether interwoven throughout the presentation or occurring entirely after the case presentation is completed.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research