The genesis and value of Schwartz Rounds

The genesis and value of Schwartz Rounds

What were the influences that created Schwartz Rounds? Raymond Chadwick and Richard Duggins report on discussions held with some of those who supported the development of Schwartz Rounds, and look at how their work drew on a theoretical framework that underpins Rounds to this day.

Schwartz Rounds in Higher Education Settings: A Systematic Review of the Research with Recommendations

This article in the Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development suggests that Schwartz Rounds in Higher Education support student reflective practice and confidence in providing compassionate, high-quality patient care.

Women’s experiences of intermittent auscultation fetal monitoring in labour: A qualitative study

Beyond experiential knowledge: a classification of patient knowledge

A narrative review to challenge the model of knowledge in medicine and healthcare, and better understand the forms of knowledge that patients acquire during their care journeys.

How Does a Group Reflection Intervention (Schwartz Rounds) Work within Healthcare Undergraduate Settings? A Realist Review

This review in the Perspectives on Medical Education aims to understand what the available literature and key informant interviews can tell us about Rounds in this setting, asking what works, for whom, in what circumstances, and why?

Storytelling and affiliation between healthcare staff in Schwartz Round interactions: A conversation analytic study

This article in the Journal of Social Science and Medicine  discusses how the format of Schwarz Rounds creates important opportunities for interpersonal affiliation with implications for how these interactions can be best facilitated.

‘Decolonising the Medical Curriculum‘: Humanising medicine through epistemic pluralism, cultural safety and critical consciousness

The article in the London Review of Education describes the pioneering efforts to decolonise the undergraduate medical curriculum at UCL Medical School (UCLMS), London, by a group of clinician educators and students, with the aim of training emerging doctors to treat diverse patient populations equitably and effectively.

Assessing the benefits and usefulness of Schwartz Centre rounds in second-year medical students using clinical educator-facilitated group work session: not just “a facilitated moan”!

This article from BMC Medical Education aimed to investigate whether the guidance of SR in second year medical students provides the same benefits as to healthcare professionals.

A qualitative exploration of the experiences of students attending interprofessional Schwartz Rounds in a University context

This article in the Journal of Interprofessional Care aimed to develop understanding of how health-care students experience participation at Schwartz Rounds in a University context.

Early introduction of the multi-disciplinary team through student Schwartz Rounds: a mixed methodology study

This article in BMC Medical Education aims to compare medical student experience of a single-discipline and a multi-discipline SR using mixed methodology.