Keep thinking about unanswered questions in primary care: Cultivating negative capability

Negative capability or tolerance for uncertainty is important for primary care physicians. The 2022 edition of the Model Core Curriculum for Medical Education also states that the content of professionalism is to “keep thinking about unanswerable questions.”

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Main Authors: Daisuke Son, Kazuoki Inoue, Minako Kamimoto, Shin‐ichi Taniguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-05-01
Series:Journal of General and Family Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jgf2.615
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description Negative capability or tolerance for uncertainty is important for primary care physicians. The 2022 edition of the Model Core Curriculum for Medical Education also states that the content of professionalism is to “keep thinking about unanswerable questions.”
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spelling doaj.art-c16633f2b9344e849be0cb1f6b9fc09e2023-05-30T08:56:12ZengWileyJournal of General and Family Medicine2189-79482023-05-0124320520610.1002/jgf2.615Keep thinking about unanswered questions in primary care: Cultivating negative capabilityDaisuke Son0Kazuoki Inoue1Minako Kamimoto2Shin‐ichi Taniguchi3Department of Community‐based Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Yonago JapanNational Health Insurance Daisen Clinic Tottori JapanTottori Medical Career Support Center Tottori University Hospital Yonago JapanDepartment of Community‐based Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Yonago JapanNegative capability or tolerance for uncertainty is important for primary care physicians. The 2022 edition of the Model Core Curriculum for Medical Education also states that the content of professionalism is to “keep thinking about unanswerable questions.”https://doi.org/10.1002/jgf2.615
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title_full Keep thinking about unanswered questions in primary care: Cultivating negative capability
title_fullStr Keep thinking about unanswered questions in primary care: Cultivating negative capability
title_full_unstemmed Keep thinking about unanswered questions in primary care: Cultivating negative capability
title_short Keep thinking about unanswered questions in primary care: Cultivating negative capability
title_sort keep thinking about unanswered questions in primary care cultivating negative capability
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