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ERIC Number: EJ550741
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-2446
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The Importance of Preparing Medical Students to Manage Different Types of Uncertainty.
Fargason, Crayton A., Jr.; Evans, H. Hughes; Ashworth, Carolyn S.; Capper, Stuart A.
Academic Medicine, v72 n8 p688-92 Aug 1997
To design effective academic health centers for the future, medical leaders must define the competencies needed by tomorrow's physicians, including the ability to manage the uncertainty associated with creating clinical models and the uncertainty associated with managing care delivery. Currently, focus is on the former, but there is increasing demand for the latter competency. (MSE)
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Delivery Systems, Higher Education, Medical Education, Medical Services, Physicians, Problem Solving, Professional Education, Skill Development, Teaching Hospitals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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