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ArticleCanadian medical education journal2026

Addressing clinical encounter variability in family medicine clerkships.

Delane Linkiewich, Oksana Babenko, Karen L Forbes, Ann Lee

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Article in Canadian medical education journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Delane LinkiewichPhD Candidate, Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7678-699X
Oksana BabenkoDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2140-1551
Karen L ForbesDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2595-4196
Ann LeePhD Candidate, Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clinical reasoning and associated clinical decision-making (CDM) skills are crucial to determining an accurate diagnosis and appropriate management plan. Medical trainees are intended to learn these skills in the clinical environment, yet these settings are inherently variable leading to gaps in clinical cases encountered. Selecting and incorporating meaningful clinical scenarios with active student participation help address variability in clinical encounters necessary to enhance learning CDM. Expanding CDM sessions using key feature questions and a team-based learning approach could address clinical encounter gaps and continued development of CDM skills across clerkships.

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Clinical ClerkshipClinical CompetenceClinical Decision-MakingClinical ReasoningFamily PracticeHumans

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PMID42755884
PMCPMC13581876

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