Improving medical residents ’ self-assessment of their diagnostic accuracy: does feedback help?

This study shows that feedback on diagnostic performance did not improve physicians’ calibration for more difficult cases. One explanation could be that participants were confronted with their mistakes and thereafter lowered their confidence ratings even if cases were diagnosed correc tly. This shows how difficult it is to improve diagnostic calibration, which is important to prevent diagnostic errors or maltreatment.
Source: Advances in Health Sciences Education - Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research