Clinical thinking residents should possess in standardized training in respiratory medicine depart-ment and its training strategies

Abstract

Standardized training of resident doctors is the golden stage for clinicians to establish good clinical thinking. Although respiratory disease is common, there are serious and critical diseases, which need to develop clinical thinking and improve the analytical ability. The resident physicians' instructor should help residents to establish the correct diagnostic thinking through the following means: clinical demonstration teaching show, guidance of reading the relevant literature and books, strengthening the basic skills of collecting patients' history and physical examination, and guidance of appropriate use of auxiliary examination and analysis of the results. For the treatment thinking, solid theoretical knowledge and life-long learning ideas and habits can improve the successful rate of initial treatment. Furthermore, being familiar with the efficacy evaluation system and analyzing the reasons for the success and failure of the treatment will help the residents to develop a good therapeutic thinking. The good clinical thinking established by the residents in the department of respiration will be conducive to their own follow-up specialist training and career development. Key words: Resident physician; Respiratory medicine; Standardized training; Clinical thinking