Clinical reasoning in medical education:
history facing the future.
Abstract
The present article is part of a series of activities carried out to commemorate the 150th anniversary of
the Faculty of Medicine. In the context of the academic conference “Clinical Medicine: A History Facing
the Future,” it provides a synthesis of key concepts underlying clinical reasoning, as well as reflections
on the advent of artificial intelligence.
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