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Nearly 40 years after William Osler advocated "radical reform" at Johns Hopkins to bring medical education to the bedside,¹ Romano reported the observations of 100 patients at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital whose physicians had made case presentations during ward rounds.² He concluded: "Ward round teaching, when conducted tactfully and sympathetically . . . is not a traumatic emotional experience to patients but educates and reassures them."² In the five decades since Romano's report, there has been a progressive decline in the practice of bedside teaching.^3,4 The perception that patients are uncomfortable during rounds at the bedside is often cited as . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Bedside Presentations and Patients' Perceptions of Their Medical Care
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N Engl J Med 1997; 337:714-716, Sep 4, 1997. Correspondence

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• Ruffy, R., Bellet, P. S., Glass, A. R., Lehmann, L. S., Brancati, F. L., Dobs, A. S., Thibault, G. E. (1997). Bedside Presentations and Patients' Perceptions of Their Medical Care. NEJM 337: 714-716 [Full Text]