Clinical Decision Making: Nurturing Our Core Skills
Authors: Darren B. Taichman, Sankey V. Williams, Christine Laine
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2020)

Editorials5 May 2020Clinical Decision Making: Nurturing Our Core SkillsDarren B. Taichman, MD, PhD, Executive Editor, Sankey V. Williams, MD, Deputy Editor, and Christine Laine, MD, MPH, Editor in ChiefDarren B. Taichman, MD, PhD, Executive EditorSearch for more papers by this author, Sankey V. Williams, MD, Deputy EditorSearch for more papers by this author, and Christine Laine, MD, MPH, Editor in ChiefSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M20-1423 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Physicians' diagnostic and management decisions determine the success or failure of the care we provide. Decision making is a core skill, but these skills do not come easily. We spend years learning them and the rest of our careers improving them, and we constantly wonder whether we are as good as we should be.To help physicians, whether students or seasoned clinicians, in their continuing quest to improve their decision-making skills, Annals is publishing a series titled “Clinical Decision Making.” Each concise article in the series uses examples to pose and answer questions about the crucial concepts and foundational science ...References1. Metlay JP, Armstrong KA. Annals clinical decision making: weighing evidence to inform clinical decisions. Ann Intern Med. 2020;172:599-603. doi:10.7326/M19-1941 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Armstrong KA, Metlay JP. Annals clinical decision making: translating population evidence to individual patients. Ann Intern Med. 2020;172:610-6. doi:10.7326/M19-3496 LinkGoogle Scholar3. Armstrong KA, Metlay JP. Annals clinical decision making: using a diagnostic test. 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[Epub ahead of print]. doi:10.7326/G20-0001 LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M20-1423.Corresponding Author: Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhD, American College of Physicians, 190 N. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106; e-mail, [email protected]org.Current Author Addresses: Drs. Taichman, Williams, and Laine: American College of Physicians, 190 N. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106.This article was published at Annals.org on 21 April 2020. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoAnnals Clinical Decision Making: Using a Diagnostic Test Katrina A. Armstrong and Joshua P. Metlay Annals Clinical Decision Making: Weighing Evidence to Inform Clinical Decisions Joshua P. Metlay and Katrina A. 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