Introduction:  Clinical settings and teaching methods play a key role in students' learning. So, the present study aimed to investigates the effect of holding special training rounds on performance of pediatric residents. Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 30 residents. They were randomly divided into two case (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. Two groups received pretest an...

BACKGROUND Over recent years, wide ranging changes have occurred in undergraduate medical curricula with reduction of hours allocated for teaching anatomy. Anatomy forms the foundation of clinical practice. However, the challenge of acquiring sufficient anatomical knowledge in undergraduate medical education for safe and competent clinical practice remains. The purpose of this study is to ident...

This paper describes a study of Bullet Rounds in General Internal Medicine at an urban teaching hospital in Toronto, Canada. Bullet Rounds are multidisciplinary meetings of healthcare professionals involved in patient care. The goal of the study was to examine the processes of the meetings to understand the level of collaboration and knowledge exchange that takes place, the issues faced by such...

BACKGROUND Walk-rounds, a common component of medical education, usually consist of a combination of teaching outside the patient room as well as in the presence of the patient, known as bedside teaching. The proportion of time dedicated to bedside teaching has been declining despite research demonstrating its benefits. Increasing complexities of patient care and perceived impediments to workfl...