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Grand
Rounds are traditional hospital events held weekly throughout
the country. Typically, a guest speaker is invited. The hospital
staff, residents, and students fill an auditorium and listen to
the speaker’s presentation.
The
history of grand rounds is the history of the presentation of
new medical ideas. Prior to the advent of widespread medical publishing
and the internet, grand rounds held a central place in medical
education. There was no other way to disseminate new information
and to interact with the person presenting that information.
Two
major changes have occurred over the last fifty years. Information
is now readily available through the internet. Hospitals are functioning
in an increasingly restrictive economic environment.
Given
the expense of inviting a speaker to a medical institution, there
is a need for careful scrutiny of the speaker’s ability to
transmit his ideas. There is a need to be selective. There is
a need, for the hospital or group “to get its money’s
worth.”
The
staff of GrandRoundsIdol.com is committed to fairly and accurately
cataloguing critiques of speakers at Grand Rounds events. These
critiques will be catalogued by medical specialty, date of presentation
and topic.
Our goal is to let the audience voice their opinion of the speaker.
These opinions will be catalogued and will serve as a guide for
hospitals and other groups as they decide whom to invite to their
Grand Rounds.
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