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 andgive 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.

Professor of Medical Education and Preventive Medicine

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Department of Medicine and Medical Education