Development and assessment of a vaccine administration training course for medical students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vaccine administration skills are very important for physicians, especially in the era of global pandemics. However, medical students have reported that practical sessions to develop these skills are insufficient. Therefore, the aim of our study was to develop a vaccination training course for medical students. We also examined its educational effectiveness.

Methods

5th- and 6th-year medical students at the University of Tokyo were recruited to attend the vaccine administration training course in 2021. These students were our study participants. Our course consisted of an orientation part, which included a lecture on the indications, adverse events, and vaccination techniques of flu vaccines and practice on a simulator, and a main part in which the staff of the Un

SUBMITTER: Fujikawa H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10211302 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature