Perceptions of Faculty Members, Residents, Interns, Externs, and Students Regarding the Grand Rounds Held in a Hospital in Jahrom, Iran

Educational grand rounds are a special form of clinical education that are used in many medical and academic centers in Iran. This study aims to survey the perceptions of faculty members, residents, interns, externs, and students of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences (JUMS) regarding the grand rounds held in the internal department  a hospital in Jahrom, Iran.

This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on 83 people (faculty members, residents, interns, externs, students) in the internal department of Seyyed al-Shohada Hospital affiliated to JUMS  in 2023. The data collection tools included a demographic form and a standard Grand Round questionnaire. 

According to the majority of participants, the held grand rounds were at a good or very good level. Most of them perceived the presence of the intern in the grand rounds as useful and necessary. Moreover, 62% perceived that holding the Grand Round in a classroom and presentation by the professors was more efficient. Also, 58.9%  perceived the discussion about differential diagnoses as the best strategy for introducing the patient. 

The perceptions of the majority of faculty members, residents, externs and interns of JUMS regarding the held grand rounds are higher than perceptions of students.