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. 2017 Nov 15;17:211. doi: 10.1186/s12909-017-1041-x

Table 3.

Correct Diagnosis and Treatment Plan by Case and in Aggregate as a Measure to Evaluate Differences in Accuracy of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Reasoning in Board Certified Versus Resident Physicians

Case Resident (n = 10) Board Certified (n = 15) p-value
Case 1: HIV
 Correct Diagnosis 10% (1) 13% (2) 0.65
 Correct Treatment Plan 30% (3) 27% (4) 0.60
Case 2: Colorectal Cancer
 Correct Diagnosis 40% (4) 53% (8) 0.40
 Correct Treatment Plan 50% (5) 53% (8) 0.60
Case 3: Diabetes Mellitus
 Correct Diagnosis 40% (4) 53% (8) 0.40
 Correct Treatment Plan 60% (6) 67% (10) 0.53
Correct Lead Diagnosis Across All Cases 0.50
 3 cases correct 10% (1) 13% (2)
 2 cases correct 10% (1) 27% (4)
 1 case correct 40% (4) 27% (4)
 0 cases correct 40% (4) 33% (5)
Correct Therapeutic Reasoning Across All Cases 0.87
 3 cases correct 10% (1) 13% (2)
 2 cases correct 40% (4) 40% (6)
 1 case correct 30% (3) 27% (4)
 0 cases correct 20% (2) 20% (3)