Dr. Andrew Parsons

Join Dr. Andrew Parsons, a UVA hospitalist and clinical reasoning expert, alongside Dr. Jess Dreiser, a fellow UVA hospitalist and passionate fan of the show. They dive into the common struggles of medical trainees with clinical reasoning. Explore effective coaching exercises and the importance of low inference feedback. They discuss personal stressors affecting performance, offer insights from case studies, and emphasize structured approaches to enhance diagnostic skills. It’s a rich conversation on improving clinical education and learner support.

In this engaging discussion, MJ Sacco, a pediatric intensivist, and Andrew Parsons, an internist and hospitalist, delve into the intricacies of clinical reasoning. They explore the importance of structured decision-making in pediatric care, highlighting cases that challenge trainees. The duo emphasizes the need for open dialogue and the Socratic method in medical training to identify knowledge gaps. They introduce the REACT tool for urgent scenarios and stress the significance of effective communication and autonomy in developing confident clinicians.