Dr. Norman is professor, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.
Dr. Sherbino is associate professor, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.
Dr. Dore is assistant professor, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.
Dr. Wood is associate professor, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Dr. Young is assistant professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
Dr. Gaissmaier is chief research scientist, Harding Center for Risk Literacy, Max Plank Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany.
Ms. Kreuger is research coordinator, Program for Educational Research and Development, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.
Ms. Monteiro is a PhD candidate, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.
Editor’s Note: A commentary on this article by P. Croskerry, D.A. Petrie, J.B. Reilly, and G. Tait appears on pages 197–200.
Funding/Support: The study was supported by grants from the Medical Council of Canada.
Other disclosures: None.
Ethical approval: The study received approval from the medical ethics boards at McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal; McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton; the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa; and the Medical Council of Canada.
Previous presentations. The study was presented as an oral abstract at the Canadian Conference on Medical Education annual meeting, Quebec City, April 2013.
Correspondence should be addressed to Dr. Norman, MDCL 3519, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1; e-mail: [email protected].
