‘Never assume’: Teaching clinical reasoning at ACP

SAN FRANCISCO — Skepticism and clinical reasoning can be powerful teaching tools for the next generation of primary care physicians, according to a speaker here.
Robert M. Centor, MD, MACP, chair emeritus of the ACP Board of Regents and professor emeritus at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, offered a presentation on clinical reasoning at the annual ACP Internal Medicine meeting.
Healio spoke with Centor to learn more about the presentation, tips to help teach clinical reasoning, the value of skepticism and more.
Healio: Why did you decide to present on this topic? Why is it important for