Making Metacognition Work for You

Check out our post on the Down East EM blog for shownotes, references, and more.

 

Metacognition is a person’s ability to understand their thought patterns and how they come to their conclusions. It is a critically imporant skill for health care providers as it has the ability to both hinder and help their medical decsion making. In this podcast episode, Dr. Samantha Wood describes the dual process theory of thinking as well as seven metacognition hacks that you can use on your next shift.

 

Author: Samantha Wood MD

Peer Reviewer:  Jeffrey A. Holmes, MD