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This study examined whether participation in resident-led conferences is associated with changes in reflective and self-directed learning.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n This single-center mixed-methods study involved junior residents participating in weekly diagnostic error case conferences. Pre- and post-intervention surveys assessed awareness of diagnostic errors and cognitive biases, and engagement in reflective and self-directed learning. Quantitative data were analyzed using Fisher\u2019s exact test, and qualitative responses were analyzed thematically.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Recognition of diagnostic errors increased from 62.5 to 100\u202f% (p=0.006), and awareness during emergency practice from 58.3 to 100\u202f% (p=0.003). The proportion reviewing more than 70\u202f% of their cases increased from 54.2 to 87.5\u202f% (p=0.040). Qualitative analysis identified heightened diagnostic vigilance, emotional engagement, and environment-driven reflective pressure, even among residents not directly involved in the\u00a0cases.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Resident-led diagnostic error case conferences were associated with increased reflective engagement. We propose the concept of \u201clearning bystander activation,\u201d defined as the activation of reflective and self-directed learning behaviors through exposure to a shared learning environment, even without direct involvement in the clinical\u00a0case.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1515\/dx-2026-0080","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,21]],"date-time":"2026-09-21T06:55:36Z","timestamp":1789973736000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["\u201cLearning bystander activation\u201d: resident-led diagnostic error case conferences and sustained reflective engagement among junior residents"],"prefix":"10.1515","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-9219-1822","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yuya","family":"Wada","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rheumatology , Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan"},{"name":"Department of General Internal Medicine , Obihiro Kosei Hospital , Obihiro , Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6763-6415","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mamoru","family":"Komatsu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Internal Medicine , Obihiro Kosei Hospital , Obihiro , Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-7224-0415","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sora","family":"Takeuchi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Internal Medicine , Obihiro Kosei Hospital , Obihiro , Japan"},{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine , Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-6827-0168","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shunsuke","family":"Arai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Internal Medicine , Obihiro Kosei Hospital , Obihiro , Japan"},{"name":"Department of Pediatrics , Japanese Red Cross Kitami Hospital , Kitami , Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3788-487X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Taro","family":"Shimizu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Diagnostic and Generalist Medicine , Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu , Shimotsugagun , Tochigi , Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026092106552851759_j_dx-2026-0080_ref_001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Singh, H, Graber, ML. 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