Dilemmas in Differential Diagnosis
Cleveland Clinic Dilemmas-in-Differential-Diagnosis cases & HOSA presentations.
Inside Dilemmas in Differential Diagnosis
Explore & practice
Dilemmas in Differential Diagnosis calendar
Year at a glance
Community boards
- • Celebrate specifically. Shoutouts name the win, not just the person.
- • Ask anything. No question is too basic, and families are welcome.
- • Protect privacy. First names and last initials only. Never post a phone number, address, grade, or health detail.
Every post is reviewed by Mr. Mendoza before it appears.
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Members and families only. Your post shows just your first name and last initial.
Vetted resources
Vote-the-diagnosis interactive cases; a great club activity.
Merck Manual: Clinical Decision-MakingHow clinicians build a differential.
MedlinePlus (NIH)Reliable symptom and condition reference.
Cleveland Clinic Health LibraryPlain-language disease and symptom library.
Merck Manuals: ConsumerStudent-friendly version of the reference.
Questions families ask
No. Our Dilemmas in Differential Diagnosis work includes a visit to the Cleveland Clinic simulation center. Any wounds you see are special-effects moulage, built by a medical-simulation artist the same way movie makeup is made. Nothing is a real injury and there is no real blood. Learning to assess realistic-looking simulated cases is exactly how clinicians train.
Six Monday sessions (2:30 to 4:00) each spring where physician mentors walk teams through five real diagnostic mystery cases. Teams present their differential diagnoses at the final session.
About 25 per cycle, so apply when the bulletin announcement goes up. Completed Cleveland Clinic onboarding is required to participate.
It is clinical reasoning practice with actual Cleveland Clinic physicians, and strong differential-diagnosis work feeds directly into HOSA competitive events.
Drop your Dilemmas in Differential Diagnosis submission here. Use a clear file name (your initials + project). Routine work still goes to Schoology (via the CMSD portal).
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