title: A programme for developing clinical reasoning skills in graduate physiotherapists.
abstract: This paper presents a clinical reasoning course for postgraduate physiotherapy students, conducted at the University of Sydney. The course was designed to foster the development of students' clinical reasoning skills and clinical knowledge. The rationale and nature of the course are discussed, along with evaluation findings. Results indicate that the course has succeeded in stimulating students' interest and enjoyment in clinical reasoning and promoting students' understanding of and competence in this complex ability.
authors.affiliation: School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Lidcombe Australia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Higgs
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004500:Education, Graduate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000193:education*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods