Quality Dimensions of Educational Morning Report Sessions

Morning report sessions had long-standing history in medical education. Morning report management is an important aspect of professional medical education. To evaluate the contents of the morning report sessions, including management, staff training, deep learning, attention to learners at different level of education, record keeping, feedback, and final summarizing, direct observation of 73 sessions was conducted in five teaching hospitals in a medical university in Tehran. The following scores were obtained: morning report management (91%), training faculty members (9%), residents training (4%), direct learning by patient management instead of memorizing study material (88%), paying attention to the different educational levels of learners (28%), record keeping (36%), systematic feedback (48%), and a final summarizing session (26%). Out of eight, five dimensions related to teaching in the morning report sessions need improvisation, specifically on the training of faculty members and residents, paying attention to different educational levels of learners, brief summary of all sessions, and record keeping.