Abstract Background The consolidation of new educational paradigms requires the implementation of innovative strategies to transform students into competent professionals. Objectives To assess knowledge and satisfaction of medical students before and after the use of a new humanized digital model of active learning, called virtual case-based learning (VCBL). Methods This was a descriptive, documentary analysis of the teaching-learning process of medical students. Data obtained from theoretical knowledge assessment and satisfaction evaluation questionnaires applied in 2018 and 2019 were analyzed, and […]

Abstract Background Teaching of clinical reasoning (CR) can be facilitated by educational strategies guided by illness script theory. Objective To evaluate the effects of an educational strategy guided by illness script theory on the diagnostic accuracy of chest pain in medical students. Methods Experimental study in 3 phases, with 18 third-year medical students completing phase 3. Phases 1 and 2 had 27 students. In phase 1, each participant solved 8 clinical cases (6 of chest pain and 2 distractors). In […]