The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S34-S37 , May 2008

Sidestepping Superstitious Learning, Ambiguity, and Other Roadblocks: A Feedback Model of Diagnostic Problem Solving

  • Jenny W. Rudolph, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Medical Simulation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Jenny W. Rudolph, PhD, Center for Medical Simulation, 65 Lansdowne Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.
  • ,
  • J. Bradley Morrison, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Brandeis University International Business School, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA

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PII: S0002-9343(08)00154-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.02.003

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S34-S37 , May 2008