Attending Rounds and Bedside Case Presentations: Medical Student and Medicine Resident Experiences and Attitudes

Abstract

Background-Attending rounds have transitioned away from the patient's bedside toward the hallway and conference rooms. This transition has brought into question how to best teach on medicine services.

Perception of medical teachers and students regarding objective structured long examination record as an assessment tool- a prospective study

“…Public opinion on the communication skills has been declining, and the standards for teaching professionalism to our students and residents have been scrutinized. 3 Thus the need to include communication skill assessment is important.…”

Intrateam coverage is common, intrateam handoffs are not

“…In institutions where bedside rounds as a team are the norm, this finding will be less applicable, but others across the country have noticed this trend 9,10 and have tried to counteract it. 11 This situation has both patient care and educational implications.…”

Patient-Centered Care or Patient Data-Centered Care: A Tale of 2 Admissions

“…3,4 Attending physicians spend even less time role modeling, teaching, or observing these skills. 5,6 Although many barriers to bedside interactions are reported, educators' recommendations for effective bedside teaching consist of a few simple strategies.…”