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Despite the global growth of these programmes, no internationally shared articulation of the graduate attributes that express master's\u2010level development (\n                      <jats:italic>mastersness<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) currently exists. This absence constrains curriculum coherence, comparability across programmes and alignment with expected graduate roles. This study aimed to establish international consensus on the essential attributes of MHPE graduates.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a three\u2010round electronic Delphi study. In Round 1, we invited 62 established health professions education (HPE) scholars to propose candidate attributes, and 21 participated. Round 2 expanded the panel to include MHPE programme leads, lecturers, researchers and HPE scholarship unit directors (168 were invited and 35 participated), who rated attributes for inclusion. We predefined consensus as \u226570% agreement. In Round 3, 23 of 35 eligible panellists ranked the agreed attributes. We analysed quantitative data descriptively and iteratively synthesised qualitative comments. Surveys were administered anonymously using REDCap.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Round 1 generated 100 items that were synthesised into 18 attributes. In Round 2, 14 attributes met the predefined consensus threshold and two additional attributes were retained for further exploration because of their conceptual relevance to\n                      <jats:italic>mastersness<\/jats:italic>\n                      . Sixteen attributes therefore progressed to ranking. Attributes ranked in Round 3 were grouped into three interrelated categories: core, enabling and aspirational attributes. Qualitative comments highlighted conceptual overlap among attributes, resistance to hierarchical ranking and differing views on foundational and developmental expressions of\n                      <jats:italic>mastersness<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This study provides an empirically grounded articulation of\n                      <jats:italic>mastersness<\/jats:italic>\n                      in MHPE programmes through a consensus\u2010derived attribute set. Master's\u2010level development appears to extend beyond discrete competencies to encompass integrated scholarly, critical, collaborative and context\u2010responsive ways of knowing, being and acting. The resulting attribute set offers a shared reference point for curriculum design, assessment, programme evaluation and international dialogue while remaining adaptable to diverse educational contexts.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/medu.70333","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,9]],"date-time":"2026-10-09T13:46:00Z","timestamp":1791553560000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Graduate attributes as expressions of\n                    <i>mastersness<\/i>\n                    in HPE master's programmes: An international Delphi study"],"prefix":"10.1111","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4516-5143","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mariette","family":"Volschenk","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Professions Education Stellenbosch University  Cape Town South Africa"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1596-6791","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Susan","family":"Van Schalkwyk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Professions Education Stellenbosch University  Cape Town South Africa"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7639-7030","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Heinri","family":"Zaayman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Professions Education Stellenbosch University  Cape Town South Africa"},{"name":"Division of Emergency Medicine Stellenbosch University  Cape Town South Africa"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9739-3730","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Elize","family":"Archer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Professions Education Stellenbosch University  Cape Town South Africa"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9252-1588","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ara","family":"Tekian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Education University of Illinois College of Medicine  Chicago Illinois USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3109\/0142159X.2011.599895"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3109\/0142159X.2013.849332"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/CEH.0000000000000155"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/0142159X.2023.2284657"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4300\/JGME\u2010D\u201018\u201000082.1"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s10459\u2010018\u20109814\u20105"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/medu.14572"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12909\u2010024\u201005500\u20104"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_10_1","unstructured":"VolschenkM.Identity trajectories of health professions educators involved in Master's\u2010level Health Professions Education studies (Doctoral dissertation Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University)2021."},{"key":"e_1_2_11_11_1","unstructured":"QAA Scotland What is mastersness. 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