Background: Rounds are critical for facilitating patient care, supporting interprofessional communication and providing education for trainees (1,2). Social distancing requirements in the era of COVID led to significant changes to the traditional rounding structure (3). The impact of these changes on patient care, interprofessional communication and education remain unknown. Methods: An interprofessional needs assessment was [...]

Background: Discharge planning should begin at the time of admission and involve preparing patients for the transition out of the hospital. Unfortunately, many hospitalized patients disagree with their provider about their discharge plan, including what needs to be accomplished in the hospital or the dismissal’s timing and location. When patients and their providers do not [...]

Background: Bedside rounds (BR) are an ideal method for teaching in the hospital, with many proposed benefits. However, the effect of BR on educational outcomes is incompletely understood. Our objective was to determine whether BR, compared to other forms of hospital ward rounds, improves learning outcomes in medical education. To accomplish this aim, we conducted [...]