Evaluating Medical Students' Clinical Reasoning in Psychiatry Using Clinical and Basic Science Concepts Presented in Session-level Integration Sessions.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate improvement in clinical reasoning by preclinical medical students following participation in a clinical presentation curriculum that included both course and session-level integration of psychiatric and basic science concepts. A Script Concordance Test (SCT) for psychiatry was developed to assess differences in clinical reasoning in the students.

Methods: Pre- and post-integration session tests were used to evaluate clinical reasoning among second-year medical students (MSII) who attended three integration sessions.