yemenjmedYemen Journal of MedicinecoVolume 2 Issue 1MultidisciplinaryEnglishJanuary - April 2023 NNY20230510ArticleDeclining Clinical Skills in Medical Education: A Perspective on its Causes and Potential SolutionsEnglishY13style="font-family:CalibriEnglishNsans-serif">Roman"EnglishYserif">Nareshkumar SatyanarayanDhaniwalaEnglishY10.32677/yjm.v2i1.3794Medical science has grown tremendously at a rapid rate over the recent past. This is especially true in the fields of diagnostics and therapeutics encompassing various diseases of all the systems of the human body including psycho-somatic disorders. During the last three to four decades, precision in diagnostics has enormously improved due to invention of multiple imaging modalities like Computerized Tomography (CT) scan, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan, Ultrasound scan-guided studies, CT-guided diagnostic procedures, Doppler studies, Arteriography, CT angiography, advanced needle biopsy procedures, histo-chemistry studies, tumor marker studies as well as in the ongoing improvements in all diagnostic and therapeutic branches.Englishhttps://yemenjmed.com/admin/abstract?id=41References1619Engel GE, Morgan WL. Interviewing and patient care. Philadelphia: Saunders; 1973.Wiener S, Nathanson M. Physical examination: frequently observed errors. JAMA. 1976; 236:852-55.Bordage G. Why did I miss the diagnosis? Some cognitive explanations and educational implications. Acad Med. 1999;74(10 Suppl): S138-43.Peterson MC, Holbrook JH, Von Hales D, et al. Contribution of the history, physical examination, and laboratory investigation in making medical diagnoses. West J Med. 1992;156(2);163-65.Hampton JR, Harrison JM, Mitchell JR, et al. Relative contribution of history-taking, physical examination, and laboratory investigation to diagnosis and management of medical outpatients. Br Med J. 1975;2(5969):486-89.Roshan M, Rao AP. A study on relative contribution of the history, physical examination and investigations in making medical diagnoses. J Assoc Physicians India. 2000;48(8):771-75.Sandler G. The importance of the history in the medical clinic and the cost of unnecessary tests. Am Heart J. 1980;100(6 Pt 1):928-31.Elder AT, McManus IC, Patrick A, et al. The value of the physical examination in clinical practice: an international survey. Clin Med (Lond). 2017 Dec;17(6):490-498.Fred HL. Hyposkillia: deficiency of clinical skills. Tex Heart Inst J. 2005;32(3):255-7.Stone MJ. The wisdom of Sir William Osler. Am J Cardiol. 1995 Feb 1;75(4):269-76.Faustinella F, Jacobs RJ. The decline of clinical skills: a challenge for medical schools. Int J Med Educ. 2018 Jul 13; 9:195-197.Robert Pickles. Bedside clinical teaching: Arresting the decline. Archives of Med Health Sci 2020; 8:9-10