Table 2.
Overall Structure and Content of Morning Report
| Characteristic | Values |
|---|---|
| Format, no. (%) | |
| Case-based report | 193/225 (86) |
| Lecture-based report | 11/225 (5) |
| Hybrid case-based/lecture | 5/225 (2) |
| Other: orientation/game/EBM/combo | 16/225 (7) |
| Report moderator, no. (%) | |
| Chief resident moderator | 188/225 (84) |
| Attending moderator | 19/225 (8) |
| Resident moderator | 6/225 (3) |
| Combination | 12/225 (5) |
| Format for engagement, no. (%) | |
| Open-ended questions | 200/218 (92) |
| Small group discussions | 9/218 (4) |
| Learners called on | 2/218 (1) |
| Miscellaneous | 7/218 (3) |
| Preamble before report, no. (%) | 144/225 (64) |
| Announcement | 79/225 (35) |
| Brief case or medical question | 62/225 (28) |
| Discuss resident complaints | 5/225 (2) |
| Discuss overnight codes | 0 |
| Follow-up from prior reports | 7/225 (3) |
| Quality management | 12/225 (5) |
| Duration of preamble, median (IQR), min | 1.0 (0–5.0) |
| Learners, no. (%) | |
| Residents | 221/225 (98) |
| Interns | 215/225 (96) |
| Medical students | 180/225 (80) |
| Non-physicians | 61/225 (27) |
| Number of learners, median (IQR) | 15.0 (11.0–19.0) |
| Proportion of learner participation, median (IQR) | 52.4 (40.0–70.0) |
| Attendings, median no. (IQR) | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) |
| Hospitalist | 2.0 (1.0–3.0) |
| Non-hospitalist general medicine | 0 (0–1.0) |
| Specialist | 0 (0–1.0) |
| Non-internal medicine | 0 (0–0.0) |
| Program director or APD | 0 (0–1.0) |
| Miscellaneous content, no. (%) | |
| Quality and safety | 31/225 (14) |
| High-value care | 30/225 (13) |
| Social determinants of care | 20/225 (9) |
| Evidence-based medicine | 18/225 (8) |
| Ethics | 7/225 (3) |
| Bedside teaching | 0 |
| Duration of report, median, min | 46 (41.0–53.0) |
IQR, interquartile range; min, minutes; APD, associate program director