Semantic Competence as a Marker of Clinical Reasoning Performance
Abstract
This thesis sought to explore the relationship between semantic competence (or dyscompetence) displayed during think alouds performed by resident and attending physicians and clinical reasoning performance. Methods: Internal medicine resident physicians and practicing internists participated in think alouds after watching videos of typical presentations of common diseases in internal medicine. The think-alouds were transcribed and evaluated for the presence of semantic competence (and dyscompetence) and these results were correlated with clinical reasoning performance. Results: We found that the length of think-aloud was negatively correlated with clinical reasoning performance. Beyond this finding, however, we did not find any other significant correlations between semantic competence (or dyscompetence) and clinical reasoning performance.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 02, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1212204
Entities
People
- Michael Berge
Organizations
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences