Educational Resources
Pitt Puzzles
Pitt Puzzles are a series of online, interactive, case-based exercises with an emphasis on teaching core clinical reasoning concepts. Each Puzzle takes approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. Pitt Puzzles were originally developed in 2018 by two internal medicine residents (Dr. Ben Smith and Dr. Michelle Fleshner) to help enrich the education of their colleagues. The Pitt Puzzle tradition continues strong today, with monthly Puzzles published by the Reasoning Certificate Residents for wide distribution.
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For more information, please see our publication about Pitt Puzzles in SGIM Forum.
Past Puzzles
Cognitive Biases
Title | Link | Author |
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Closing on a Diagnosis | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42ZwG1RHHVwO526 | Greg Olenginski, MD |
The Devil is in the Details | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0cAsLaEjBmw8gSi | Matt Nguyen, MD |
Don’t Go With Your Gut! | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5b8hirXAhpMnSvz | Jacob Quaytman, MD |
A Dyspneic Differential | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Gy7txPtAo19EkR | Kaylie Miller, MD |
Focus on Framing | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eViDHUDxAMmQM4K | Raisa Silva, MD |
A Pain in the Gut | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bHqCsqx2nHDODVb | Beth Oczypok, MD, PhD Joe Rocco, MD |
Pain, Pain, Go Away! | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_39lgvv3SgC6tksl | Beth Oczypok, MD, PhD |
Diagnostic Schemas & Illness Scripts
Discordant Data
Title | Link | Author |
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Discordant Details | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3sgOtMFeCl7EXlA | Audrey Lim, MD |
Getting a Leg Up on a Diagnosis | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1M2Oh6Ho9YpvACq | Monica Mehta, MD |
Go with the Flow | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bHNW6Wwoy7smZuK | Gautam Rangavajla, MD |
The Knee or Not the Knee? | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bgcQzWv1jRYWg7P | Michelle Fleshner, MD Ben Smith, MD |
Not Just Your Average Headache: Or Is It? | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2aaLi3LtrXbFLI9 | Michelle Fleshner, MD Ben Smith, MD |
A Not-So-Confusing Case of Confusion | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9TAI1DFsgQF1I8t | Rachel Wojcik, MD |
Take My Breath Away | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eWksZ5M0aZ3NBnD | Alvin Thalappillil, MD |
Hypothesis-driven Inquiry, Causal Reasoning, & Testing Characteristics
Title | Link | Author |
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Baffling Bumps | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a2Xrwx1Yu6cXpJA | Matt Nguyen, MD |
Clinical Reasoning to Your Heart’s Content | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1EKBCXI9ojWThv7 | Kristen Ehrenberger, MD |
The Devil is in the Details | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0cAsLaEjBmw8gSi | Matt Nguyen, MD |
History Repeats Itself | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5tHQ8IOQ7in8ayi | Matt Nguyen, MD |
Stones, Bones, and Groans | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_81gzhqkqQuls29M | Dylan Fortman, MD |
Timing, Tapping, and Testing Characteristics | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_71XK96ABEXwMauq | Pranav Jain, MD |
What is Stealing this Patient’s Breath? | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_74bkL8fX7VrnUtE | Natalie Griffin, MD |
Problem Representation
Title | Link | Author |
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The Art of the Problem | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1MjbkzqwsWVJE2O | Grace Licius, MD |
Closing on a Diagnosis | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42ZwG1RHHVwO526 | Greg Olenginski, MD |
Diagnostic Confusion | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3QbQbwHIKGNK78W | Nicole Luche, MD |
Focus on Framing | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eViDHUDxAMmQM4K | Raisa Silva, MD |
Get a Grip: A Case of Arm Weakness | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4IbT0vlo1njNASF | Casey McQuade, MD MS |
Getting a Leg Up on a Diagnosis | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1M2Oh6Ho9YpvACq | Monica Mehta, MD |
Timing, Tapping, and Testing Characteristics | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_71XK96ABEXwMauq | Pranav Jain, MD |
What is Stealing this Patient’s Breath? | https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_74bkL8fX7VrnUtE | Natalie Griffin, MD |