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Jeffrey H. Barsuk

Jeffrey H. Barsuk, MD, MS, SFHM is the Robert Hirschtick Professor of Medicine and Medical Education at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He graduated Alpha Omega Alpha from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He completed a Master’s of Science Degree in Clinical Investigation. He also completed a certificate program in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety. Dr. Barsuk serves as the Executive Medical Director of Northwestern Simulation for Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Barsuk focused the last 19 years of his research on optimizing physician, advanced practice provider, nurse, and patient clinical performance using simulation technology. These efforts have been based on the mastery learning theoretical framework, and his research team uses rigorous, validated standards for healthcare provider training. His team has published over 100 articles on this topic that demonstrate how this training approach improves clinical skills and patient care and outcomes while lowering healthcare costs. Additionally, his research group has recently published a book entitled, Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Mastery Learning in Health Professions Education. Dr. Barsuk’s research has been funded by several private and government organizations including the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Barsuk is recognized internationally as a researcher in medical education and patient safety. He has been given awards from the Society of Hospital Medicine, Association of American Medical Colleges, and the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. He is sought internationally to lecture on how the use of simulation-based medical education improves patient safety.