A ward round is a visit made by a medical practitioner, alone or with a team of health professionals and medical students to hospital in-patients at their bedside to review and follow-up the progress in their health.

The following notes include Definition of ward round participation, goals & objectives, classification of ward rounds- pre-rounds, teaching rounds, registrar/residents rounds, professor/chief rounds; pre-ward round preparation, interventions during ward rounds, communication during ward rounds, ward round follow up.