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The five thinking hats

The five thinking hats

The goal of the thinking hats is to symbolically put on different "hats", or types of thinking, forcing you to examine options from multiple perspectives.
About decision making and the Specialty Indecision Scale (SIS)

About decision making and the Specialty Indecision Scale (SIS)

Many students enter medical school undecided about their specialty. And of those who enter medical school thinking they have decided, many change their mind.
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