"They're presenting the fascinoma from 4 East at grand rounds this morning."

The first 300 to complete grand rounds, so to speak, will get prizes like books and fire hats.

Now grand rounds are often led by visiting professors from distant hospitals and medical schools.

Precisely when and where grand rounds began is not known.

Each major specialty, like internal medicine and surgery, held separate grand rounds.

I have also discussed grand rounds with a number of doctors across the country and abroad who recalled some unusual ones.

Many younger doctors did not know that grand rounds were once conducted with patients on stage.

Yet attendance at grand rounds has reportedly declined in recent years.

Now grand rounds are too often a lecture better read than heard.

After qualification, three teams from the men's and women's division took their place in a grand final round.