Clinical education in the modern era

Abstract

Abstract
Clinical learning is more an issue of skills than of knowledge. It includes the ability to collect information and to interpret it; to clinical reasoning in diagnosis, therapeutics and prognosis; to have dominion on current clinical procedures; to obtain patient’s and family confidence; to accept the responsibility of his/her care. Relationship with technology and modern educational advices, along with modern conceptual boarding of clinical care, are all characteristic of a XXI century clinician who is able to take advantage from virtual patients, clinical simulators and other technological appliances to put them at the service of real patients.