A report on the piloting of a novel computer-based medical case simulation for teaching and formative assessment of diagnostic laboratory testing

Clarence D. KreiterDepartment of Pathology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USACorrespondence[email protected]

Thomas HaugenDepartment of Pathology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA

Timothy LeavenDepartment of Pathology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA

Christopher GoerdtDepartment of Pathology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA

Nancy RosenthalDepartment of Pathology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA

William C. McGaghieNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

Fred DeeDepartment of Pathology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA

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