Stephanie C. Mavis, M.D.

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SUMMARY

Stephanie C. Mavis, M.D., is a neonatologist engaged in medical education research related to mastery learning, technology-enhanced curriculum development, and implicit bias and health disparities.

Focus areas

• Mastery learning. Mastery learning paradigms are increasingly used to promote competency-based medical education in graduate medical education. Dr. Mavis and her team study and develop mastery learning curricula in areas such as teleneonatology and neonatal medicine procedural training.
• Technology-enhanced education. Technology-enhanced education involves the use of modern learning technologies to improve learner experiences and outcomes. Dr. Mavis and her team study the effects of technology-enhanced education design for invasive mechanical ventilation education for resident physicians and others.
• Implicit bias education. Implicit biases are judgments formed below the level of consciousness. They are ubiquitous among education learners and health professionals and have been linked to ongoing health disparities. Dr. Mavis led a national collaboration of educators studying implicit bias in students in the health professions, and she is actively collaborating on a neonatal medicine curriculum on implicit bias and its contribution to health disparities.

Significance to patient care

Competency remains the main goal of graduate medical education. Dr. Mavis' research focuses on developing effective and efficient strategies to improve physician knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors, ultimately translating to improvements in patient care and outcomes.

Professional highlights

• American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Junior council co-chair, National Neonatology Curriculum Committee, 2020-2022
  • Strategic grant awardee, Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2020