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[Clinical reasoning in the age of artificial intelligence: the urgent need for formal education]
Moshe Y Flugelman1, Arieh Riskin2
1Department of Cardiology, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
Background:
Clinical reasoning remains the cornerstone of medical practice, yet unlike anatomy or physiology, medical curricula rarely teach it explicitly. This omission has significant consequences, as diagnostic errors account for up to 15% of adverse events in healthcare.
Results:
Theoretical models such as Dual Process Theory (System 1 intuitive vs. System 2 analytical reasoning), illness scripts, and metacognition highlight both the strengths and vulnerabilities of clinical cognition. The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into clinical practice intensifies the need for structured reasoning education. While large language models demonstrate impressive diagnostic capabilities, risks such as automation bias and AI confabulations threaten safe decision-making.
Conclusions:
Consequently, this review calls for a paradigm shift: clinical reasoning must become a formal, longitudinal core subject across all stages of medical education. In the AI era, clinical reasoning is not diminished; it is indispensable.
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