Advancing Diagnostic Excellence through Medical Education in Diagnostic Equity
Abstract
To the Editor: The review article by Connor et al. (Sept. 25 issue) 1 compellingly highlights disparities in care at the diagnostic stage, which can cascade throughout the entire patient journey. Before urging learners to “think outside the box,” we must instill the discipline of “looking outside the box” — identifying what is missing, what is glanced over, and how these omissions shape the diagnostic process. To support this, medical education interventions must begin earlier, with two priorities. First, roundtable case reviews of humanistic care should explore missed diagnoses, reasoning errors, cognitive bias traps, system blind spots, and the effects of . . .
Fields of Study & Subjects
Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
Innovations in Medical Education
Empathy and Medical Education
Publication details
- Journal / source
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Volume
- 394
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 307–310
- Publication date
- 14 January 2026
- Language
- EN