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September 10, 2025

A115 “Chest pain in simulation is always an MI” - Developing diagnostic reasoning and dispelling simulation myths with foundation trainees

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KBKatherine BakerJMJames McLaughlinCJChristopher James

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Overview

Simulation enhances differential diagnoses skills in foundation doctors, highlighting the importance of clinical judgement.

Key Points

  • The simulation showed a significant increase in clinical reasoning skills among foundation doctors.
  • All participating foundation doctors rated the educational value of the simulation sessions as excellent, with a perfect score of 5 out of 5.
  • The initiative leverages common clinical scenarios, particularly chest pain, to enhance diagnostic reasoning without heavy reliance on laboratory tests.
  • This method supports the development of clinical judgement by utilizing focused history taking and immediate diagnostic tests.

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Baker et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23d81b210217d6478e7dfhttps://doi.org/10.54531/ppra5726
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