Background The occurrence of bedside teaching rounds has declined over the decades, with various barriers. One barrier sited is patient discomfort with bedside rounds. The is little data directly comparing patient satisfaction with beside rounding versus nonbedside rounding. The objective of this study was to compare the level of patient satisfaction with bedside rounds against that of nonbedside rounds. Background The occurrence of bedside teaching rounds has declined over the decades, with various barriers. One barrier sited is patient discomfort with bedside rounds. The is little data directly comparing patient satisfaction with beside rounding versus nonbedside rounding. The objective of this study was to compare the level of patient satisfaction with bedside rounds against that of nonbedside rounds. Abstract introduction Many barriers have been cited about why bedside teaching rounds have faded into the archives of medical education. A perceived barrier is patient discomfort with bedside rounds. This study’s intent was to compare patient satisfaction with bedside versus non bedside teaching rounds suspecting that bedside rounds did not produce patient dissatisfaction. Method Study patients were adults admitted to the Family Medicine inpatient team of a large teaching hospital. Upon admission, patients were randomized to receive bedside or non bedside teaching rounds by a team of students, residents and one attending physician. Each participant completed a questionnaire administered on the day of discharge assessing levels of satisfaction. Statistical analysis was performed for clinical significance of any differences between the two groups. Results Overall patient satisfaction was positive on all measures, with no significant level of dissatisfaction with bedside rounds compared to non bedside rounds. Perceived level of compassion was significantly greater with bedside rounds compared to non beside rounds. Conclusion Bedside teaching rounds are not inferior to non bedside rounds as it relates to patient satisfaction. Patient satisfaction with bedside rounds was very positive, supporting a patient centered approach and a return to teaching at the bedside. Abstract introduction Many barriers have been cited about why bedside teaching rounds have faded into the archives of medical education. A perceived barrier is patient discomfort with bedside rounds. This study’s intent was to compare patient satisfaction with bedside versus non bedside teaching rounds suspecting that bedside rounds did not produce patient dissatisfaction. Method Study patients were adults admitted to the Family Medicine inpatient team of a large teaching hospital. Upon admission, patients were randomized to receive bedside or non bedside teaching rounds by a team of students, residents and one attending physician. Each participant completed a questionnaire administered on the day of discharge assessing levels of satisfaction. Statistical analysis was performed for clinical significance of any differences between the two groups. Results Overall patient satisfaction was positive on all measures, with no significant level of dissatisfaction with bedside rounds compared to non bedside rounds. Perceived level of compassion was significantly greater with bedside rounds compared to non beside rounds. Conclusion Bedside teaching rounds are not inferior to non bedside rounds as it relates to patient satisfaction. Patient satisfaction with bedside rounds was very positive, supporting a patient centered approach and a return to teaching at the bedside. Results Affect of Bedside Teaching Rounds on Patient Satisfaction Jason Ramirez, MD; Jason Singh, MD; Adrienne A. Williams, PhD University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine Jason Ramirez, MD; Jason Singh, MD; Adrienne A. Williams, PhD University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine Disclosure No financial disclosure No conflicts of interest. Disclosure No financial disclosure No conflicts of interest. Conclusion · This is the first study involving a family medicine teaching service · Patients who received bedside rounds were no less satisfied with their care than patients whose rounds were not conducted at bedside · Patients rated their overall care experience very highly for both bedside rounds and non-bedside rounds · There was a statistical difference with patient perception of compassion perceived in bedside rounds · Overall this study adds objective data that patient perception of their medical care is positive when using a bedside approach · These results may discourage medical educators from using concern of patient discomfort as a barrier to bedside teaching Conclusion · This is the first study involving a family medicine teaching service · Patients who received bedside rounds were no less satisfied with their care than patients whose rounds were not conducted at bedside · Patients rated their overall care experience very highly for both bedside rounds and non-bedside rounds · There was a statistical difference with patient perception of compassion perceived in bedside rounds · Overall this study adds objective data that patient perception of their medical care is positive when using a bedside approach · These results may discourage medical educators from using concern of patient discomfort as a barrier to bedside teaching Methods n Patients admitted to Family Medicine Service in 3 month period were eligible for study n Random number generator used to randomize patients to bedside vs non bedside rounds n Attending physician was blinded to included subjects n Questionnaire provided to patient to assess perceptions of care Methods n Patients admitted to Family Medicine Service in 3 month period were eligible for study n Random number generator used to randomize patients to bedside vs non bedside rounds n Attending physician was blinded to included subjects n Questionnaire provided to patient to assess perceptions of care *p<.05 level Anonymous 5 point scale and dichotomous style questionnaire developed by the investigators Another graphic or chart can go here Another graphic or chart can go here Student’s t-test for independent samples used to compare survey questions between bedside and non bedside rounds Data analysis conducted using IBM SPSS version participants met inclusion criteria 49 (46%) participants randomized to bedside rounds 58 (54%) participants randomized to non bedside rounds No statistical significance in overall satisfaction between two styles of rounding Higher level of compassion of statistical significance with bedside rounds