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Reflecting on diagnostic errors: taking a second look is not enough.

Monteiro SD, Sherbino J, Patel A, Mazzetti I, Norman GR, Howey E. J Gen Intern Med. 2015;30:1270-1274.

This medical education study found that self-reflection only minimally improved diagnostic accuracy among medical residents in a simulation setting. These results suggest that a more robust cognitive debiasingcurriculum may be needed to enhance diagnostic decision making.

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