# What Would I Do if I Was an Emergency Physician? A Tool To Generate Discussion

## TL;DR

This paper introduces a learning tool to help medical students and trainees reflect on how they would handle uncertain emergency situations.

## Contribution

The novel contribution is a self-directed reflection tool based on emergency medicine education domains for training in ambiguous clinical scenarios.

## Key findings

- The tool was developed using the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine's education domains.
- It was tested as a reflection aid in small group learning settings for medical trainees.
- The scenarios aim to prompt critical thinking about risk perception and decision-making in emergencies.

## Abstract

Although safety is imperative in health care, medical practice carries a degree of uncertainty which in turn introduces risk, and perception of risk influences behaviour. Doctors worldwide are guided by professional practice frameworks, yet the perception of risk is subjective, meaning that individuals make their own judgements on its severity and consequences in ambiguous situations. The intent of this study was to develop a self-directed learning tool for medical students and doctors in training to prompt reflection on “what would I do” scenarios in ambiguous clinical emergency situations. We present the development and testing of scenarios based on the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine’s education and professionalism domains for use as a reflection tool in small group learning activities.