Ward rounds and bedside teaching are crucial opportunities for teaching and learning and should be a key component of a supervisor’s clinical teaching. Research consistently shows that ward rounds support opportunities to explore clinical reasoning, reflection, and ethical issues; model professionalism and consolidate learning. For the educator/supervisor, the ward round presents an opportunity to assess a learner’s performance, particularly as it relates to integrating theoretical knowledge into clinical practice. Ward rounds are also an opportunity to offer feedback, a critical education tool that is often overlooked by supervisors when there is high workload and service delivery pressure.

The following articles provide some great ideas and tips for ward rounds/bedside teaching:

• Attending rounds: What do the all-star teachers do? 

• Junior doctor perceptions of education and feedback on ward rounds

• The learners' perspective on internal medicine ward rounds: a cross-sectional study

• The educational value of ward rounds for junior trainees

• Twelve tips to improve medical rounds