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. 2025 May;40(6):1424-1429.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-024-09039-4. Epub 2024 Dec 20.

Reasoning on Rounds Volume 2: a Framework for Teaching Management Reasoning in the Inpatient Setting

John C Penner  1   2 , Daniel J Minter  3   4 , Emily A Abdoler  5 , Andrew S Parsons  6
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Reasoning on Rounds Volume 2: a Framework for Teaching Management Reasoning in the Inpatient Setting

John C Penner et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 May.

Abstract

Management reasoning (MR) is a key domain of clinical reasoning that is distinct from the more heavily studied and taught diagnostic reasoning (DR). Despite MR's importance to patient care, there are few published strategies for incorporating MR education into the clinical learning environment. In this perspective, the authors review key theories and clinical principles relevant to MR and integrate these concepts with previously described tools for teaching MR to provide frontline clinical teachers with practical, theory-informed framework for teaching MR during inpatient rounds.

Keywords: clinical reasoning; clinical teaching; inpatient rounds; management reasoning.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations:. Conflict of Interest:: Emily A. Abdoler has received grant funding to her institution from the Southern Group on Educational affairs for the study of management reasoning and consulting fees from the National Board of Medical Examiners for research projects related to the assessment of management reasoning. Andrew S. Parsons has received grant funding from the American Medical Association and consulting fees for clinical reasoning and clinical reasoning assessment from the New England Journal of Medicine Education Group/Massachusetts Medical Society and the National Board of Medical Examiners. The other authors declare that they do not have a conflict of interest.

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