Table 2.

Resources that guided the medical educators (n = 6) while writing the vignettes and the key learning points

Resources mobilized, in terms of frequency, while writing the vignettes
	Never	Very rarely	Sometimes	Frequently	Nearly always	Always
Academic sources (clerkship objectives)			1(16.67)	2(33.33)		3(50)
Professional situations experienced			1(16.67)	1(16.67)	2(33.33)	2(33.33)
Prevalent or high-stake situations					2(33.33)	4(66.66)
Situations to which students are less frequently exposed		1(16.67)	1(16.67)	1(16.67)	2(33.33)	1(16.67)
Theoretical knowledge				1(16.67)	2(33.33)	4(66.67)
Difficulties noticed in students’ CR		1(16.67)		1(16.67)	3(50)	1(16.67)
Difficulties noticed in physicians’ CR	1(16.67)	1(16.67)	1(16.67)	1(16.67)	1(16.67)	1(16.67)
Resources underlying, in terms of frequency, the key learning points at the end of each vignette
Experiential knowledge					3(50)	3(50)
Best practice guidelines†					1(16.67)	4 (80)

Note: Data are presented in frequency distribution; the percentages are in parentheses. †: Missing data: one participant (n =1; 16.67%)