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What is a clinical pearl and what is its role in medical education?
Martin I Lorin1, Debra L Palazzi, Teri L Turner
1Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. mlorin@bcm.edu
Background:
Despite the advent of evidence-based medicine, clinical pearls, verbal and published, remain a popular and important part of medical education.
Aims:
The purpose of this study was to establish a definition of a clinical pearl and to determine criteria for an educationally sound clinical pearl.
Methods:
The authors searched the Medline database for material dealing with clinical pearls, examined and discussed the information found, and formulated a consensus opinion regarding the definition and criteria.
Results:
Clinical pearls are best defined as small bits of free standing, clinically relevant information based on experience or observation. They are part of the vast domain of experience-based medicine, and can be helpful in dealing with clinical problems for which controlled data do not exist.
Conclusions:
While there are no universally accepted criteria for preparing or evaluating a clinical pearl, we propose some rational guidelines for both.
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