title: Expertise in the clinical interview: a cognitive analysis.
abstract: The present study evaluates differences between subjects at three levels of expertise in acquiring and using information obtained from a patient during the clinical review. The results of the study suggest that the selective acquisition and the efficient utilization of information are hallmarks of expertise in the clinical review.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Medical Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Kaufman
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003933:Diagnosis / Q000193:education*; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D005103:Expert Systems; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000193:education*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012984:Software