[27] Assessment under the influence

O n this episode of KeyLIME+, Adam speaks with Charlotte van Sassen about the subtle ways that knowledge of patient outcomes can influence how supervisors assess clinical reasoning. Their conversation uncovers the impact of outcome bias on feedback and evaluation in medical education, exploring the challenges this presents for fairness and learning. They also discuss strategies to recognize and address these biases, aiming to improve how we support trainee development in complex clinical environments. Length of episode : 30:52 Resources to check out: van Sassen C, Mamede S, van den Broek W, Bindels P, Zwaan L. Does Knowledge of Clinical Case Outcome Influence Supervisor Evaluation of Resident Clinical Reasoning? Acad Med. 2025 Jun 6 Zwaan L, Monteiro S, Sherbino J , et al Is bias in the eye of the beholder? A vignette study to assess recognition of cognitive biases in clinical case workups BMJ Quality & Safety 2017; 26: 104 -110. Caplan RA, Posner KL, Cheney FW. Effect of Outcome on Physician Judgments of Appropriateness of Care. JAMA. 1991;265(15):1957–1960. doi:10.1001/ jama Contact us: keylime@royalcollege.ca Follow: Dr. Adam Szulewski

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[27] Assessment under the influence is an episode from KeyLIME by Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

This episode is 30:53 long.

This episode was published on Oct 28, 2025.

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