title: [Assessing a test to evaluate clinical analytical thinking according to medical training level].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  MATCH (Measuring Analytical Thinking in Clinical Health Care) is an instrument to evaluate clinical reasoning.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess MATCH performance in professionals and students with different training in pediatrics.
  
  
  METHODS
  MATCH was administered to medical students (S), first (R1) and third (R3) year residents and staff physicians (P). We evaluated the score and time required to achieve it, according to training level in pediatrics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighty five subjects were included (23 S, 28 R1, 17 R3 y 17 P), achieving 37.4 ± 6.0 points, in 25.2 ± 8.5 minutes. There were significant differences in score and time, according to training level. There was a positive correlation between training level and score (Rho = 0.515; p < 0.001), and a negative one between training level and time (Rho = -0.589; p < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  More experienced and trained professionals had a better performance in a clinical analytical thinking test.
authors: Docencia e Investigación, Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde Montes de Oca 40, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors: Gabriel
authors: G
authors: Baño
authors: Sandra
authors: S
authors: Di Lalla
authors: Paula
authors: P
authors: Domínguez
authors: María
authors: M
authors: Noel Seoane
authors: Raquel
authors: R
authors: Wainsztein
authors: María Fabiana
authors: MF
authors: Ossorio
authors: Fernando
authors: F
authors: Ferrero
mesh_terms: D001118:Argentina; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003933:Diagnosis; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D013850:Thinking