Effectiveness of Morning Report Sessions of Cardiology Wards at Teaching Hospitals of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (2012- 2013)

Introduction: morning report is an important teaching method for interns and externs. achievingthe objectives of morning report affects future performance. this descriptive cross-sectional studywas conducted to analyze the effectiveness of morning reports.methods: viewpoints of 85 interns and externs at the cardiology wards of teaching hospitals ofmashhad university of medical sciences in the academic year of 2012-2013 were investigated. theinstrument for data collection was a researcher-made questionnaire. data were analyzed by chisquareand independent t-test. effectiveness was defined as the rate of the achievement of the goalsof morning reports based on dividing the total score of the questionnaire (54 scores) into threeparts of 0-17 (poor effectiveness), 18-36 (moderate effectiveness) and 37-54 (good effectiveness).results: the effectiveness of morning report sessions without the presence of residents wasreported as moderate in hospital a, and the effectiveness of morning report sessions with thepresence of residents in hospital b was reported as moderate in the opinion of interns and poorin the view of externs. there was no significant difference between the viewpoints of interns inhospitals a and b with regard to the effectiveness of morning report sessions (p=0.169).conclusion: results indicate that the higher academic level of subjects discussed in morningreports with presence of residents caused a reduction in the participation rate of interns andexterns, thereby decreasing their learning and satisfaction. however, without the presenceof residents, the students’ feelings of fear and anxiety were reduced and their satisfaction washeightened.