Developing a European longitudinal and interprofessional curriculum for clinical reasoning.

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Health Professions Education
• Curriculum Development

Background:

• Clinical reasoning is essential for health professions students but often lacks explicit instruction.
• Current educational programs frequently do not integrate dedicated clinical reasoning training.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop an international and interprofessional clinical reasoning curriculum.
• To create a train-the-trainer course to support educators in teaching clinical reasoning.

Main Methods:

• Developed a framework and curricular blueprint for clinical reasoning education.
• Created 25 student and 7 train-the-trainer learning units.
• Piloted 11 learning units across multiple institutions.

Main Results:

• High satisfaction reported by both learners and faculty.
• Identified and addressed heterogeneous understandings of clinical reasoning across professions.
• Successfully developed a shared understanding to inform curriculum design.

Conclusions:

• The new curriculum fills a significant gap in explicit clinical reasoning educational materials.
• The interprofessional and international collaboration resulted in a unique educational resource.
• Faculty time and integration into existing curricula are key challenges for implementation.