TY - JOUR
T1 - Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
T2 - The Role of Medical Students
AU - Frisch, Miriam
AU - Chaudhary, Warda
AU - Zhang, Xueying
AU - Parkas, Valerie
AU - Forsyth, Beverly
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge Drs. Kristin Oliver and Duncan Maru and the HCWs PREVENT COVID project for their collaboration. This study was conducted underneath the umbrella of HCWs PREVENT COVID.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s) under exclusive licence to International Association of Medical Science Educators.
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - We conducted a survey study at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to assess COVID-19 vaccine attitudes and behaviors among medical students. Almost all respondents (96.5%, n = 222) believed vaccines were effective and reported being asked about the COVID-19 vaccine by family members (79.0%, n = 180). However, when asked how they respond when someone shares misinformation, 89.0% (n = 202) responded they agree to avoid conflict, 44.9% (n = 102) listened empathically, and 9.3% (n = 21) corrected the misinformation. Medical school education can address this disconnect, using standardized patients and role-playing to give students the tools to address vaccine hesitancy within their communities.
AB - We conducted a survey study at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to assess COVID-19 vaccine attitudes and behaviors among medical students. Almost all respondents (96.5%, n = 222) believed vaccines were effective and reported being asked about the COVID-19 vaccine by family members (79.0%, n = 180). However, when asked how they respond when someone shares misinformation, 89.0% (n = 202) responded they agree to avoid conflict, 44.9% (n = 102) listened empathically, and 9.3% (n = 21) corrected the misinformation. Medical school education can address this disconnect, using standardized patients and role-playing to give students the tools to address vaccine hesitancy within their communities.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Medical education
KW - Standardized patients
KW - Vaccine hesitancy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85141368819&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s40670-022-01670-2
DO - 10.1007/s40670-022-01670-2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85141368819
SN - 2156-8650
VL - 32
SP - 1299
EP - 1303
JO - Medical Science Educator
JF - Medical Science Educator
IS - 6
ER -