Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Mastery Learning in Health Professions Education

Product Description

This book presents the parameters of Mastery Learning (ML), an especially stringent variety of competency-based education that guides students to acquire essential knowledge and skill, measured rigorously against a minimum passing standard (MPS). As both a scholarly resource and a teaching tool, this is a “how to” book that serves as a resource for a wide variety of health professions educators.

A seminal source of information and practical advice about ML, this book divided into five parts: Clinical Education in the Health Professions, The Mastery Learning Model, Mastery Learning in Action, Transfer of Training from Mastery Learning and The Road Ahead. Complete with high-quality images and tables, chapters take an in-depth look into ML principles and practices across the health professions.  Specific educational content instructs readers on how to build and present ML curricula, evaluate short and long-run results, conduct learner debriefing and give powerful feedback, set learner achievement standards, and prepare faculty for new educational roles.

An invaluable addition to the
Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation Series, Mastery Learning in Health Professions Education is written and edited by leaders in the field for practicing clinicians in a variety of health professions.

Review

“The intended audience is ‘teachers and curriculum developers throughout the healthcare professions worldwide.’ … This is a great summary of current American medical education methodology and its deficits that also provides a compelling argument for applying mastery learning to new curricula approaches. This is an excellent resource for new and seasoned medical educators looking to increase the effectiveness of their educational programming.” (Timothy R Kaniecki, Doody’s Book Reviews, August 20, 2021)

From the Back Cover

This book presents the parameters of Mastery Learning (ML), an especially stringent variety of competency-based education that guides students to acquire essential knowledge and skill, measured rigorously against a minimum passing standard (MPS). As both a scholarly resource and a teaching tool, this is a “how to” book that serves as a resource for a wide variety of health professions educators.

A seminal source of information and practical advice about ML, this book divided into five parts: Clinical Education in the Health Professions, The Mastery Learning Model, Mastery Learning in Action, Transfer of Training from Mastery Learning and The Road Ahead. Complete with high-quality images and tables, chapters take an in-depth look into ML principles and practices across the health professions.  Specific educational content instructs readers on how to build and present ML curricula, evaluate short and long-run results, conduct learner debriefing and give powerful feedback, set learner achievement standards, and prepare faculty for new educational roles.

An invaluable addition to the 
Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation Series, Mastery Learning in Health Professions Education is written and edited by leaders in the field for practicing clinicians in a variety of health professions.

About the Author

​William C. McGaghie, PhD

Professor of Medical Education and Preventive Medicine

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Department of Medicine and Medical Education 

Evanston, IL
USA

Jeffrey H. Barsuk, MD, MS

Professor of Medicine

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Department of Medicine and Medical Education 

Chicago, IL

USA

Diane B. Wayne, MD

Dr. John Sherman Appleman Professor of Medicine and Medical Education

Vice Dean, Education
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Department of Medicine and Medical Education 

Chicago, IL  60611

USA