Students' Stereotypes of Patients as Barriers to Clinical Decision-Making.

Johnson, Shirley M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ341524

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Publication Date: 1986

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Students' Stereotypes of Patients as Barriers to Clinical Decision-Making.

Johnson, Shirley M.; And Others

Journal of Medical Education, v61 n9 part 1 p727-35 Sep 1986

At the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, a study was designed that graphically illustrated to beginning students that unconscious sociocultural stereotypes may influence clinical decision-making. Students were shown a videotape depicting five simulated patients, each with the same physical complaint. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Experience, Decision Making, Higher Education, Individual Characteristics, Medical Education, Medical Evaluation, Medical Students, Objectivity, Patients, Physician Patient Relationship, Program Descriptions, Simulation, Stereotypes, Videotape Recordings

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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