Mark D. Holden

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review essential elements of these three domains, identify features relevant to medical PIF, and describe strategies reported in the medical education literature that may influence PIF.

TL;DR: The authors describe the process for defining PIF and developing a framework, which includes 10 key aspects, 6 domains, and 30 subdomains to characterize the complexity of physician identity, which is critical to the practice of exemplary medicine and the well-being of patients and physicians.

TL;DR: It is essential that physicians be aware of the more than 700 active ingredients available in OTC drugs at the local store and make a concerted effort to identify which ones their patients are taking.

TL;DR: The findings highlight the need to teach and assess both data gathering skills and written documentation of findings in medical training.

TL;DR: The data from this study suggest that standards increase the reproducibility of presentation and problem-solving components of an OSCE to a level as high as, or higher than, that associated with the history, physical-examination, and communication components of traditional standardized-patient examinations.