Zhou Can prefers making ward rounds alone, assuming the role of an attending physician or intern to personally check on patients and review their test results.
Following the attending physician on rounds means he mostly just listens due to his lower status.
He would stand far from the bed and just watch.
If it's with the chief physician, it's even worse.
Surrounded by people, with at least seven or eight doctors, plus nurses and the head nurse, making up a total of over a dozen people. He, a junior trainee, wouldn't even have a place to stand.
During the chief physician's rounds, the head nurse, responsible nurse, attending physicians, and treating physicians are all required to be present.
The norm is to listen to the attending physician brief the patient's condition, followed by a few summarizing comments from the chief. This style of rounds is more like a fashion show.
In Zhou Can's view, to progress quickly it's best to do rounds alone.
