Critical Thinking for 21st-Century Medicine—Moving Beyond Illness Scripts

This Viewpoint explores how critical thinking based on the principles of human pathophysiology could improve clinicians’ clinical reasoning skills vs a more traditional illness script–based approach.

Authors

Alexander A. Iyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5201-180X)
Richard M. Schwartzstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8709-4884)

Institutions

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
Harvard University (US)

Publication Details

Journal: JAMA
Published: 2025-09-25
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.14901
Citations: 1
Primary Topic: Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 1.52

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article

Critical Thinking for 21st-Century Medicine—Moving Beyond Illness Scripts

Alexander A. Iyer, Richard M. Schwartzstein

Sep 25, 2025

1 citations

JAMA

Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills

1.52

article

Critical Thinking for 21st-Century Medicine—Moving Beyond Illness Scripts

Alexander A. Iyer, Richard M. Schwartzstein

September 25, 2025article en

1 citations

Abstract

JAMAVol. 334(17)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US), Harvard University (US)

Openalex Percentile: Top 13%

Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills

1.52

DOI Source OpenAlex

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