ArticleThe Ulster medical journal2016
The Educational Value Of Post-Take Ward Rounds For Senior Trainees.
Article in The Ulster medical journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Time Allocation in Clinical Training (TACT): national study reveals Resident Doctors spend four hours on admin for every hour with patients.QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians · 2025Observational
- The Use of a Ward Round Teaching Tool in a Paediatric Oncology Department.Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2025Article
- The ward round: friend or foe in postgraduate training? A grounded theory study of residents' perspectives.Medical education online · 2022Article
- Education During Ward Rounds: Systematic Review.Interactive journal of medical research · 2022Review
- Factors affecting the UK junior doctor workforce retention crisis: an integrative review.BMJ open · 2022Review
- Do ward rounds offer effective teaching and training? Obstacles to learning and what makes good teaching in a large tertiary care hospital from trainee doctor's perspective.GMS journal for medical education · 2021Article
- 12 Tips to Improve ENT Training During the Covid-19 Pandemic.MedEdPublish (2016) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe educational value of post-take ward rounds (PTWRs) is an under-researched area of postgraduate medical education.
objectiveWe investigated perceptions of this activity amongst higher specialty trainees.
methodsThe project was conducted in a large district general hospital in London, UK. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected to establish opinions of the PTWR amongst higher specialty trainees in medicine. Eighteen senior trainees were eligible to participate. Of these, 14 (78%) responded to our questionnaire and 4 were selected by purposive sampling to participate in semi-structured interviews.
resultsMost trainees felt that the focus of PTWRs was service provision with little time devoted to teaching (79% of respondents) and that feedback was rarely provided (71% of respondents). Trainees commented on learning opportunities available on PTWRs, as well as consultant behaviour they considered valuable. The main barriers to teaching and learning were time pressures, workload, interruptions, management (rather than patient assessment) focus, lack of follow-up of cases and feedback. The data included useful suggestions for improving the educational value of PTWRs.
conclusionsPTWRs are currently a wasted educational opportunity. Radical change to organisation and practice will be necessary to address this. There will be resource implications.
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