Night time educational round: A tool for developing clinical education

  Educational rounds play an important role in clinical education. This study aims to assess students’ viewpoints on night time educational rounds in internal medicine and emergencywards. The present study was interventional one-group posttest-only design. The participants consisted of residents and interns at internal medicine and emergency wards at Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences. The participants in each group included a faculty member, residents (n=4) and interns (n=2). Each educational round took 1.5 hours. The status of educational rounds was assessed through a validated questionnaire. The participants filled out the questionnaire when contributed in the round at night after 3 times. Data was analyzed using SPSS V.19. The result of the present study revealed that 73% participants were satisfied. "Necessity of night time round "," opportunity for asking questioning and contributing to the discussion" and “improvement of knowledge and learning"were identified by the participants as the reason for their satisfaction It is recommended that the night time educational round will be incorporated in medical education at hospitals