Scholars@Duke
Nancy Jean Weigle

Nancy Jean Weigle

Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine
nancy.weigle@duke.edu
Box 3886 DUMC, 2100 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710
Duke Family Medicine, Box 3886 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710

Scholarly Works - Journal articles

Validity Evidence for Using Virtual, Interactive Patient Encounters to Teach and Assess Clinical Reasoning for First-Year Medical Students.

Journal article Acad Med · April 1, 2025 PURPOSE: Despite universal agreement on the importance of clinical reasoning skills, inadequate curricular attention to these skills remains a problem. To facilitate integration of clinical reasoning instruction and assessment into the preclerkship phase, ... Full text Link to item Cite

Use of Virtual Interactive Patient Encounters to Prepare First-Year Medical Students for Clinical Practice.

Journal article Acad Med · October 1, 2023 PROBLEM: With the dissolution of the Step 2 Clinical Skills exam, medical programs have a greater responsibility to teach and assess clinical skills in the preclerkship years. Clinical teaching this early has traditionally been avoided because of insuffici ... Full text Link to item Cite

Use of a structured approach and virtual simulation practice to improve diagnostic reasoning.

Journal article Diagnosis (Berl) · July 12, 2021 OBJECTIVES: In 2015, the National Academy of Medicine IOM estimated that 12 million patients were misdiagnosed annually. This suggests that despite prolonged training in medical school and residency there remains a need to improve diagnostic reasoning educ ... Full text Link to item Cite

Partnerships to Care for Our Patients and Communities During COVID-19.

Journal article J Am Board Fam Med · 2021 The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic forced not only rapid changes in how clinical care and educational programs are delivered but also challenged academic medical centers (AMCs) like never before. The pandemic made clear the need to have coord ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Dr Carek's Commentary on Training PAs and NPs.

Journal article Fam Med · October 2016 Link to item Cite

Dr. Carek's Commentary on Training PAs and NPs

Journal article Family medicine · October 1, 2016 Link to item Cite

Psoriasis.

Journal article Am Fam Physician · May 1, 2013 Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that is often associated with systemic manifestations. It affects about 2 percent of U.S. adults, and can significantly impact quality of life. The etiology includes genetic and environmental factors. Diag ... Link to item Cite

Is it time to drug test your chronic pain patient?

Journal article J Fam Pract · November 2010 Featured Publication Link to item Cite