The Master Adaptive Learner

by William Cutrer, Martin Pusic, Larry D Gruppen PhD, Maya M. Hammoud MD, MBA, Sally A. Santen MD, PhD

Overview

Tomorrow’s best physicians will be those who continually learn, adjust, and innovate as new information and best practices evolve, reflecting adaptive expertise in response to practice challenges. As the first volume in the American Medical Association’s MedEd Innovation Series, The Master Adaptive Learner is an instructor-focused guide covering models for how to train and teach future clinicians who need to develop these adaptive skills and utilize them throughout their careers.

• Explains and clarifies the concept of a Master Adaptive Learner: a metacognitive approach to learning based on self-regulation that fosters the success and use of adaptive expertise in practice.
• Contains both theoretical and practical material for instructors and administrators, including guidance on how to implement a Master Adaptive Learner approach in today’s institutions.
• Gives instructors the tools needed to empower students to become efficient and successful adaptive learners.
• Helps medical faculty and instructors address gaps in physician training and prepare new doctors to practice effectively in 21st century healthcare systems.
• One of the American Medical Association Change MedEd initiatives and innovations, written and edited by members of the ACE (Accelerating Change in Medical Education) Consortium – a unique, innovative collaborative that allows for the sharing and dissemination of groundbreaking ideas and projects.
• Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323711111
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	10/14/2019
Series:	The AMA MedEd Innovation Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	810,886
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Maya Hammoud, MD, MBA, is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor of Medical Education at the University of Michigan Medical School, and the AMA’s special adviser on medical education innovation. She is a fellow ACOG and past president of the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO).

Table of Contents

1. Who is the Master Adaptive Learner?
2. How does Master Adaptive Learning Advance Expertise Development?
3. The Master Adaptive Learner: A Conceptual Model?
4. What are the four critical personal characteristics that support the Master Adaptive Learning process?
5. Which cognitive processes are involved in the Master Adaptive Learner process?
6. What is the role of self-assessment in the Master Adaptive Learner model?
7. How do you measure the Master Adaptive Learner?
8. How and where do I teach my students about the Master Adaptive Learner model?
9. How will the Master Adaptive Learner process work in the classroom?
10. How will the Master Adaptive Learner process work at the bedside?
11. How Does Master Adaptive Learning Interact with the Learning Environment?
12. How can I best support Master Adaptive Learners using coaching?
13. Can the Master Adaptive Learner process help the struggling learner?
14. How Can the Master Adaptive Learner Model Advance Leadership Development?
15. How Can the Master Adaptive Learner Model and Health Systems Science Collaborate to Improve Health Care?
16. How does Master Adaptive Learning ensure optimal pathways to clinical expertise?

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A guide for training future physicians to be Master Adaptive Learners

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Jennifer Rockfeld, MD (Quinnipiac University)
Description: This book describes the master adaptive learner model in great detail. The authors developed this concept and describe the theory underlying it, how to teach and assess it in individual learners, and its broader applications to leadership and health systems science. The website is a digital version of the book.
Purpose: The purpose is to describe the master adaptive learner framework that "details a metacognitive approach to self-regulated learning within health professions education." It integrates several existing educational theories and makes them applicable. I have eagerly awaited this book since reading the primary literature on this model. The book meets its objectives to be used as a reference.
Audience: The audience is medical educators. The authors do not target a specific type of practitioner, just those who teach in the health professions. The book is more accessible to those who participate in curriculum development and assessment, but it can be understood by anyone who teaches. The authors are the most credible authorities on this subject as they developed this model and have published on it.
Features: The first three chapters introduce the concept of the master adaptive learner and the educational theory behind it. The book then delves into the personality characteristics, cognitive processes, and self-assessment needed to achieve this goal. The authors then focus more on teaching and assessing learners in these skills. Each chapter describes a different setting or use of this model and has learning objectives, cases, take-home points, and questions for further thought. Graphs and charts illustrate important points or processes. This is an extremely thorough review of this concept and its application. I primarily used the print book and cannot comment on the value of the online format.
Assessment: As this is the first book on this topic, there are no comparable books. It is well written, easy to follow, and thought provoking. It provides enough information to build content around and clearly establishes where there is room for more research. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is in medical education and aims to develop their learners into medical professionals who engage in self-regulated learning and develop adaptive expertise.

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"As this is the first book on this topic, there are no comparable books. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is in medical education and aims to develop their learners into medical professionals who engage in self-regulated learning and develop adaptive expertise."

-© Doody’s Review Service, 2021, Jennifer Rockfeld, MD (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center) Score: 100-5 Stars!

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