Thilan Wijesekera, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor; Director of Performance Improvement, Yale School of Medicine; Director of Clinical Reasoning, Yale School of Medicine; Associate, Educator Development in Teaching Clinical Reasoning, Teaching and Learning Center
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Selected Publications
- The future of teaching management reasoning: important questions and potential solutionsAbdoler E, Parsons A, Wijesekera T. The future of teaching management reasoning: important questions and potential solutions. Diagnosis 2022, 10: 19-23. PMID: 36420532, DOI: 10.1515/dx-2022-0048.
- Inpatient teaching with a clinical review gameIlagan‐Ying Y, Windish DM, Wijesekera TP. Inpatient teaching with a clinical review game. The Clinical Teacher 2022, 19: e13522. PMID: 35989497, DOI: 10.1111/tct.13522.
- Management Reasoning: A Toolbox for EducatorsWijesekera TP, Parsons AS, Abdoler EA, Trowbridge RL, Durning SJ, Rencic JJ. Management Reasoning: A Toolbox for Educators. Academic Medicine 2022, 97: 1724-1724. PMID: 35731592, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004796.
- Middle school meets MedEd: Five K-12 teaching strategies medical educators should knowGazzola M, Swallow MA, Wijesekera TP. Middle school meets MedEd: Five K-12 teaching strategies medical educators should know. Medical Teacher 2022, 44: 567-569. PMID: 35174759, DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2022.2039605.
- Avoiding Cognitive Errors in Clinical Decision Making.Trowbridge RL, Rencic JJ, Wijesekera TP, Olson APJ. Avoiding Cognitive Errors in Clinical Decision Making. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2020, 173: 678-679. PMID: 33075248, DOI: 10.7326/l20-1059.
- Making Sense of Trainee Performance: Entrustment Decision-Making in Internal Medicine Program Directors.Gielissen KA, Ahle SL, Wijesekera TP, Windish DM, Keene DE. Making Sense of Trainee Performance: Entrustment Decision-Making in Internal Medicine Program Directors. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2020, 93: 403-410. PMID: 32874145, PMCID: PMC7448385.
- Five Medical Education Podcasts You Need to Know.Lomayesva NL, Martin AS, Dowley PA, Davies NW, Olyha SJ, Wijesekera TP. Five Medical Education Podcasts You Need to Know. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2020, 93: 461-466. PMID: 32874153, PMCID: PMC7448387.
- The Management Script: A Practical Tool for Teaching Management Reasoning.Parsons AS, Wijesekera TP, Rencic JJ. The Management Script: A Practical Tool for Teaching Management Reasoning. Academic Medicine 2020, 95: 1179-1185. PMID: 32349018, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000003465.
- Screens in the back: Medical student perspective on curriculum engagementAhuja C, Peck CJ, Wijesekera TP. Screens in the back: Medical student perspective on curriculum engagement. Medical Teacher 2019, 42: 474-475. PMID: 31287344, DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2019.1635249.
- Controversies in diagnosis: contemporary debates in the diagnostic safety literatureBergl PA, Wijesekera TP, Nassery N, Cosby KS. Controversies in diagnosis: contemporary debates in the diagnostic safety literature. Diagnosis 2019, 7: 3-9. PMID: 31129651, DOI: 10.1515/dx-2019-0016.
- Reflections on Diagnosis and Diagnostic Errors: a Survey of Internal Medicine Resident and Attending PhysiciansWijesekera TP, Sanders L, Windish DM. Reflections on Diagnosis and Diagnostic Errors: a Survey of Internal Medicine Resident and Attending Physicians. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 35: 614-615. PMID: 31093840, PMCID: PMC7018924, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05045-z.
- All Other Things Being EqualWijesekera TP, Kim M, Moore EZ, Sorenson O, Ross DA. All Other Things Being Equal. Academic Medicine 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30234509, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000002463.
- Collaboration of Internal Medicine Physicians with Patients and Other Health Care Providers in the Diagnostic ProcessWijesekera TP, Sanders L, Windish DM. Collaboration of Internal Medicine Physicians with Patients and Other Health Care Providers in the Diagnostic Process. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 1083-1085. PMID: 30847830, PMCID: PMC6614291, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-04865-3.
- Education and Reporting of Diagnostic Errors Among Physicians in Internal Medicine Training ProgramsWijesekera TP, Sanders L, Windish DM. Education and Reporting of Diagnostic Errors Among Physicians in Internal Medicine Training Programs. JAMA Internal Medicine 2018, 178: 1548-1549. PMID: 30193365, PMCID: PMC6248205, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.4184.
- Bipolar DisordersWijesekera, TW. Bipolar Disorders. In Rosenbaum JR, Whitman LW, eds. Yale Office-based Medicine Curriculum 9 (6), 2018.
- Safe Prescribing in the ElderlyWijesekera TW, Windish D. Safe Prescribing in the Elderly. In Rosenbaum JR, Hay S, Whitman LW, eds. Yale Office-based Medicine Curriculum, 9(3), 2016.
- Approach to Heel and Ankle PainWijesekera TW, Holt, S. Approach to Heel and Ankle Pain. In Rosenbaum JR, Hay S, Whitman LW, eds. Yale Office-based Medicine Curriculum, 9(1), 2015.