Jamie Gross, Jonathan Koffman
Examining how goals of care communication are conducted between doctors and patients with severe acute illness in hospital settings: A realist systematic review
PloS one
clinical reasoning important skill veterinary students develop graduation simulation studied medical education method developing clinical reasoning students evidence supporting limited study involved creation contextualized standardized client simulation session aimed improve clinical reasoning ability confidence finalyear veterinary students sixtyeight participants completed three simulated primarycare consultations client played actor pet healthy animal survey data showed participants felt session improved clinical decisionmaking ability quantitative clinical reasoning selfassessment performed using validated rubric triangulated finding showing improvement students perception several components clinical reasoning skill level simulation blinded researcher analysis consultation video recordings found students showed significant increase ability historytaking makingsenseofdata including formation differential diagnosis components assessment rubric thirty students took part focus groups investigating experience simulation two themes arose thematic analysis data variety reasoning methods different way thinking latter highlights differences decision making students practice time education decision making use practice findings suggest simulation used develop clinical reasoning veterinary students demonstrate need research area