Teaching the Physical Exam in the Modern Hospital
Watch center director Brian T. Garibaldi, MD, MEd, speak to the Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators in a faculty development workshop.
Education
Our Clinical Skill & Assessment Goals
The Center for Bedside Medicine aims to:
- Improve bedside clinical skills for students, residents, educators and clinicians across all specialties.
- Empower faculty and trainees to effectively teach and assess clinical skills.
- Create scalable clinical skills assessments that can be deployed across multiple learner groups and specialties.
- Incorporate precision education approaches to improve bedside skills for clinicians at all levels.
- Incorporate point-of-care technology into the modern clinical encounter and define the skills that trainees should acquire in undergraduate and graduate medical education for the physical exam.
- Promote health equity through the bedside encounter.
Hear BEDMED 2025 conference plenary spearker André Mansoor describe the importance of physical diagnosis in the modern era.
Our Educational Programs
Point-of-Care Ultrasound
The Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) program helps physicians extends the physical exam and enhances patient satisfaction, diagnostic accuracy, care efficiency, procedural safety and clinical outcomes.Assessment of Physical Examination and Communications Skills
The APECS program evaluates and strengthens physicians' bedside clinical skills through encounters with real patients.Bedside Excellence Development Series (BEDS)
The Bedside Excellence Development Series (BEDS) is a faculty development program designed to improve bedside clinical and teaching skills.Advancing Learner Instruction in Goal-centered Communication at Northwestern Program (ALIGN)
ALIGN provides evidence-based communication training for the Northwestern medical community from MD and PA students to practicing clinicians, specializing in Simulation-Based Mastery Learning.
The Bedside Medicine Scholars Program
Our center administers the Society of Bedside Medicine Scholars Program, which provides a one-year grant to three individuals annually. The grant allows clinician-educators to conduct a bedside medicine project at their home institution.
Learn More about the Scholars ProgramOur Recent Talks and Workshops
Medicine Grand Rounds Talk
Dr. Garibaldi presents "Reinvigorating the Bedside Clinical Encounter", during the Department of Medicine's Grand Rounds, recorded live at Stanford University on April 23, 2025.
Technology and the Future of Bedside Medicine
Roy Ziegelstein hosts special guest Dr. Brian Garibaldi in the inaugural episode of Coeur de Roy - the Heart of Clinical Care.
The Lost Art of Bedside Medicine
See Dr. Brian Garibaldi's most recent appearance on WGN TV as he discusses how to bring back the lost art of bedside medicine.
Teaching Physical Examination at the Bedside
Listen to Dr. Brian Garibaldi discuss the importance of strategies for incorporating the physical exam into the daily practice of medicine on episode 2 of the ACP Teaching and Coaching in the Hospital Podcast, released on March 28, 2025.
Medical AI Needs Our Help – Here’s Why
Watch Dr. Garibaldi’s recent CoDEx webinar with Dr. Andrew Elder from the RCPE entitled “Medical AI Needs Our Help – Here’s Why.”