Bedside Excellence Development Series (BEDS)

About the Program

The Bedside Excellence Development Series (BEDS) is a faculty development program designed to improve bedside clinical and teaching skills for faculty who provide direct patient care and teach medical learners at all levels. During BEDS, faculty work with expert bedside clinicians who partner with real patients to teach fundamental bedside skills, including history taking, communication, physical exam and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS).

Participants receive advanced training on the physical exam for specialty areas including:

  • Pulmonary
  • Cardiac
  • Musculoskeletal
  • Neurology
  • Vascular
  • Dermatologic
  • Gastrointestinal
  • And More

 

A group of medical faculty and residents at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine participating in a Bedside Excellence Development Series (BEDS) session, gathered around a patient bed for a clinical teaching demonstration.
A group of medical faculty and residents at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine participating in a Bedside Excellence Development Series (BEDS) session, gathered around a patient bed for a clinical teaching demonstration.

 

Participants also receive CME credit and a certificate of completion at the end of the course. Piloted in 2026 for Northwestern faculty, BEDS will open to national and international participants in 2027 with both in-person and hybrid events.

Program Leadership

Headshot of Dr. Tim Caprio, MD, Director of the Bedside Excellence Development Series at the Northwestern Center for Bedside Medicine.

Tim Caprio, MD

Director, BEDS 

Caprio's Faculty Profile