Twelve Tips to Train Medical Students to Manage Their Uncertainty and to Provide Reassurance to Patients and Their Caregivers
Even though uncertainty in medical decision-making is pervasive and challenging for the medical trainee, there are several concrete strategies that can build comfort with uncertainty in trainees and reinforce the potential positive attributes of uncertainty in the holistic care of patients. Empathy and expressing compassion remain key skills in bridging caregiver discomfort with uncertainty and comfort with doctors' reassurance.
Authors
- Maryam Asoodar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6044-6790)
- Matthew Sibbald
- Muirne Spooner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9760-0544)
- Colin Joseph McMahon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0337-9338)
- Dimitrios Papanagnou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3682-8371)
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (IE)
- Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin (IE)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Jefferson College (US)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Science Educator
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-025-02402-y
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.64
Funders
- Irish Research eLibrary
- University College Dublin