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Simulation, mastery learning and healthcare.

March 1, 2017

Dunn W, Dong Y, Zendejas B, et al. Am J Med Sci. 2017;353(2):158-165.

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Simulation has been adopted as a valuable teaching tool in health care. This commentary reviews mastery learning theory at the individual and system levels and suggests that it can be enhanced with simulation to engineer effective processes at the organizational level.

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