Establishment of a vaccine administration training program for medical students

While vaccine administration training is included in the curriculum for several health professions, it is not universally incorporated into the medical school preclinical curriculum. To fill this education gap, a pilot vaccine training program for first- and second-year medical students was conducte...

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Published in:Proceedings - Baylor University. Medical Center 2023, Vol.36 (2), p.157-160
Main Authors: Collins, Reagan A., Zeitouni, Jad, Veesart, Amanda, Chacon, Jessica, Wong, Aliza, Byrd, Theresa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
COVID-19
Curricula
curriculum
medical student
Medical students
Original Research: COVID-19
Training
vaccine
Vaccines
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Summary:While vaccine administration training is included in the curriculum for several health professions, it is not universally incorporated into the medical school preclinical curriculum. To fill this education gap, a pilot vaccine training program for first- and second-year medical students was conducted using an online Centers for Disease Control and Prevention module and an in-person simulation with nursing faculty. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the training program. Pre- and post-surveys used a Likert 5-point scale to assess the training effectiveness. Ninety-four students completed the surveys (response rate, 93.1%). Following the training, students felt more comfortable giving a patient a vaccine under the supervision of a physician (P 
ISSN:0899-8280
1525-3252
DOI:10.1080/08998280.2022.2137373