Vol. 24 No. 2: Special Issue Conference "The art of observation"
Short paper

Visual Thinking Strategies: The Art of Seeing in Medical Education

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  • Ageeth de Waal -Sint M,
  • Yara Sijm,
  • Anouk van der Vegt
Ageeth de Waal -Sint M
Departement of general medicine/location Vumc/ Faculty of Medicine VU/ Amsterdam/The Netherlands
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13135/1971-8551/11326

Published 2024-11-20

Keywords

  • the art of observation

Abstract

During practical sessions and assessments for 'clinical reasoning' and 'physical

examination,' Dutch medical students struggle to adequately describe their observations.

Students are focused on providing the correct answer and just give up when they do not

know. We aimed to design a first-year practical course where students can practice

observation skills. Additionally, we wanted to evaluate whether students are enthusiastic

about this new teaching method.

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