Significance and application of prototype theory in clinical reasoning education
10.3760/cma.j.cn116021-20240718-02045
- VernacularTitle:原型理论在临床推理教学中的意义和应用
- Author:
Xiaofei REN
1
;
Jinian WANG
Author Information
1. 安徽医科大学第一附属医院消化内科，合肥 230022
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Prototype theory;
Knowledge;
Concept;
Clinical reasoning;
Diagnosis;
Artificial intelligence
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research
2025;24(6):784-787
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The prototype theory holds that there are disease prototypes with a series of representative characteristics in the memory of doctors, and clinical disease diagnosis is mainly based on the similarity with these disease prototypes. The case-based teaching method based on prototype theory can facilitate the medical students to create disease prototypes in their memory, thereby enhancing their clinical reasoning ability. Prototype creation and prototype learning based on prototype resemblance theory can be used in artificial intelligence-assisted teaching. The example theory can make up for the loss of specific information during prototype construction. The application of prototype theory must be combined with the practice of medical teaching in China, and the development of clinical reasoning education based on prototype theory is an important research direction in the future.
