Development and implementation of virtual grand rounds in surgery

Abstract

From the halls of Johns Hopkins in the late 19th century with Sir William Osler to present day auditoriums, grand rounds have remained a hallowed tradition of academic medicine. And like any tradition, grands rounds has evolved with the times from the Osler era, which featured actual patients, to present-day PowerPoint-heavy presentations. Through all these changes, challenges have persisted with delivering effective grand rounds including poor attendance, inconvenient times/locations, uninteresting subject matters, high costs and ineffective teaching styles.