grand rounds

Hospital teaching conference

Grand rounds is a formal teaching session in medical education where physicians, residents, and students gather to discuss cases, review diagnoses, or hear expert presentations.

Originally held at a patient's bedside as the group made "rounds" through the hospital, the term now typically describes lectures in auditoriums or conference rooms: The visiting surgeon presented her research at grand rounds.

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formality and scale of medical teaching

grand roundsone-on-one teaching

Individual instruction for one

morning report

teaching format and interaction style

grand roundshands-on training

Instruction through direct experience

simulation training · apprenticeship

formality and scale of medical education

grand roundsone-on-one mentoring

Individual instructional relationship

tutorial

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