Morning Report Workshop: The Myths and the Facts

Morning report is a nearly ubiquitous exercise in approximately 500 internal medicineresidencies. While historically it has been used to report clinical data on new inpatients, the form has evolved. It is a conference of many forms, purposes, and methods that is usually cited by trainees as the most valuable non-direct patient care learning experience. Yet, the requirement for morning report and structure is not addressed by ACGME. The research and literature about morning report is sparse with limited perspective and objectivity, consisting mainly of the descriptions of a few programs experience or limited survey data. This lack is surprising for a perennial, often daily activity that involves a great deal of teacher time and touches thousands upon thousands of medical students and residents. Presenters will take a deeper dive in the literature and surveys to consolidate the myths and the facts for morning report. We will also present the perspectives and methods of four different types of programs including community and university programs and compare the experience of newer formats to those with many years involved in MR. The evolution of morning report over 20 years will be discussed to see how we retain what is good in our teaching methods and jettison what is negative or bad.