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Preparing medical students for clinical decision making: A pilot study exploring how students make decisions and the perceived impact of a clinical decision making teaching intervention

Calum A. McGregorNHS Lanarkshire Medical Education Training Centre, UK; CALUM A MCGREGOR, MBChB, MRCP (UK), MMed, is an ST6 in Acute Medicine in the West of Scotland, currently based at Glasgow's Western Infirmary. When this project took place, he was a Clinical Teaching Fellow with NHS Lanarkshire's Department of Medical Education, and has recently completed a Masters Degree in Medical Education from the University of Dundee.Correspondence[email protected]
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Catherine PatonNHS Lanarkshire Medical Education Training Centre, UK; CATHERINE PATON, BA Health Studies, is a clinical skills consultant, based at NHS Lanarkshire's Medical Education Training Centre in Bothwell, and has extensive experience of resuscitation and clinical skills training.
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Calum ThomsonNHS Lanarkshire Medical Education Training Centre, UK; CALUM THOMSON, RGN, RMN, BSc Advanced Nursing, was appointed professional lead for Clinical Practice Development with NHS National Services Scotland in 2010. Prior to this, he worked for NHS Lanarkshire's Department of Medical Education, and has extensive experience of resuscitation and clinical skills training.
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Madawa ChandratilakeNHS Lanarkshire Medical Education Training Centre, UK; MADAWA CHANDRATILAKE, is a research officer at the University of Dundee's Centre for Medical Education, and his research interests include professionalism and assessment.
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Hazel ScottNHS Lanarkshire Medical Education Training Centre, UK; HAZEL SCOTT, MD FRCP, is a consultant respiratory physician with NHS Lanarkshire and is director of Deanery Development/associate postgraduate dean in the West of Scotland Deanery. Prior to this appointment, Professor Scott was director of NHS Lanarkshire's Department of Medical Education.
Pages e508-e517 | Published online: 28 Mar 2012

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