%0 Journal Article %T Optimizing Mastery Learning Environments: A New Approach to Deliberate Practice for Simulation©\based Learning %A Hugh Calkins %A Rodney Omron %J Archive of "AEM Education and Training". %D 2018 %R 10.1002/aet2.10083 %X Deliberate practice (DP) is a method of mastery learning widely used in healthcare education. Investigations into improved mastery learning environments are important as we move to competency©\based educational models. The objective of this pilot project is to create and test the feasibility of a simulation©\based learning methodology based on close adherence to the tenants of DP for the acquisition of mastery knowledge %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6001729/