RT Journal
A1 Wachter RM, Verghese AC
T1 ATtending physicians on ward rounds—reply
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2013
FD January 23
VO 309
IS 4
SP 341
OP 341
DO 10.1001/jama.2012.65894
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.65894
AB 
Like Dr Centor and colleagues, we believe that effective faculty development programs can allow junior attending physicians to traverse their learning curves more rapidly. Junior faculty may be less comfortable “thinking out loud” and more inclined to equate teaching with discussing the results of the latest literature. Providing such faculty with the tools to teach more effectively, and to appreciate the value of sharing their clinical wisdom, should be a high priority. On the other hand, Centor and colleagues' findings should not be taken as license by senior faculty to not keep up with the literature. The attending physician's thought process must be based on a foundation of an up-to-date understanding of the literature.