Teaching More About Less: Preparing Clinicians for Practice

The purpose of medical education is to prepare learners for independent practice, where they must recognize and treat the most prevalent and most morbid conditions across society.1,2 This requires the development of clinicians who recognize the subtleties and varied presentations of common conditions. However, throughout their training, learners receive an unspoken message that encyclopedic knowledge of myriad diseases —including rare ones—rather than mastery of common conditions, is a hallmark of clinical excellence.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research