The Lost King and the “Gut Feelings”: intuiciones y busca de la verdad en educación médica

Abstract

A film that is based on a real story. Philippa Langley's adventure in the search for the truth about the life and tomb of Richard III. The movie requires, while watching, to observe and to live Philippa's adventure, in a phenomenological experience. That means: to go through the feeling of incapacity, stand up again and cling to an idea that is taking shape, substantiate the idea to understand that it is not a whim, give way to intuition, at that point, it is grounded, qualified. The discredit of those academics who insist on discouraging her - in the end, is about intuitions not science – stand up to a firm and determined woman, who maintains the direction, moves forward, brings together the family, who manages to excite with a project based on a qualified intuition. The qualified intuition is the resource that veteran doctors use for their decision making, something that is currently called: Gut Feelings. This intuition -heartfelt, it could be called in Spanish- brings together feelings that are related to the doctor's experience associated with his scientific knowledge and his ability to listen to the patient. The affective component of Gut Feelings complements clinical reasoning and improves medical decision-making through the balance between the doctor's experience and the knowledge of medical evidence. Gut Feelings is an effective resource, although it may seem unscientific, because it cannot be demonstrated. This is the reason why it has not been made explicit, which would be of great help to young people starting a professional career in medicine.