When and How to Use QBanks to Support Meaningful Learning

Question banks (QBanks) have become a cornerstone of healthcare education—but are they being used to their full potential?

Too often, learners rely on QBanks as a last-minute test prep tool, missing the opportunity to build long-term understanding and clinical reasoning skills. To maximize their impact, QBanks must be integrated into a broader learning strategy rooted in retrieval practice, feedback, and interleaving.

In this on-demand webinar, Dr. Althea Need Kaminske, Senior Director of Student Academic Success at Indiana University School of Medicine, and Dr. Megan Sumeracki, Professor of Psychology at Rhode Island College, share practical strategies to help educators guide learners in making the most of QBanks. 

You’ll explore how to encourage meaningful engagement and walk away with research-backed approaches to support retention, performance, and durable knowledge.

In this on-demand webinar, you’ll learn how to:

• Describe retrieval practice and the many ways it can be used to promote learning
• Identify when and how to use QBanks most effectively
• Apply best practices for integrating QBanks into study and teaching routines

Meet the Presenter:

Dr. Kaminske and Dr. Sumeracki are collaborators on The Learning Scientists, a project focused on translating the science of learning into practical applications for educators and learners. Together, they have published extensively and presented internationally on research-backed strategies to support learning, including retrieval practice, feedback, and interleaving.