Open AccessConvergent Validity of a Novel Clinical Reasoning Tool in Clerkship Medical Students: Pilot Study
Author(s) -
Yvonne N. Covin,
Neda Wick,
Palma J. Longo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medical science educator
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2156-8650
DOI - 10.1007/s40670-019-00857-4
Subject(s) - checklist , protocol (science) , think aloud protocol , task (project management) , test (biology) , medical education , psychology , medical physics , medicine , computer science , pathology , cognitive psychology , alternative medicine , paleontology , management , usability , human–computer interaction , economics , biology
Medical student educators have limited tools for standardized clinical reasoning assessment. The clinical reasoning task (CRT) checklist has been shown to identify specific tasks in the diagnostic process among residents and faculty. Authors assessed a novel student think aloud protocol strategy, the CRT, compared with the validated clinical data interpretation (CDI) test in six third-year medical students. The CRT was scored by two independent reviewers (kappa = 0.88). CRT and CDI scores were strongly positively correlated ( r = 0.768, p = 0.074, df = 4). CRT provides both a global assessment of clinical reasoning and specific clinical reasoning deficits.