Failures in comprehensive diagnosis by senior medical students

Yusim, Solomon; Vallbona, Carlos; Pavlik, Valory N.; Sanford, Stacy D.; A, Baron; Merrill, James A.

doi:10.1097/00001888-198410000-00012

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“…This suggests that students entering medical school do not have enough knowledge about these common illnesses or the definition of chronic illness to classify them correctly. The fact that even senior medical students make omission errors in the identification of patients with chronic illness suggests that the curriculum and teaching in this area need more emphasis (Yusin et al 1984).…”

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Medical students' experiences with and perceptions of chronic illness prior to medical school

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Concerns have been expressed about the failure of the medical curriculum to address the health-care needs of the chronically ill. It has been shown in the literature that medical students develop cynicism and negative feelings towards chronic illness as they progress through their training, perhaps as a result of the attitudes and frustrations of their teachers. What has been inadequately addressed are the experiences with and perceptions about chronic illness that medical students have before entering medical school. Some recommendations are made for curriculum changes based on the findings reported.

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