"I Don't Trust It": Use of a Routine OSCE to Identify Core Communication Skills Required for Counseling a Vaccine-Hesitant Patient.
Jeffrey A WilhiteSondra ZabarColleen GillespieKevin HauckMargaret HorlickRichard E GreeneKathleen HanleyJennifer AdamsPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2022)
This needs assessment suggests that many residents needed in-the-moment feedback, additional education, and vaccine-specific communication practice. Our program plans to reinforce evidence-based practices physicians can implement for vaccine hesitancy through ongoing curriculum, practice, and feedback. This type of needs assessment is replicable at other institutions and can be used, as we have, to ultimately shed light on next steps for programmatic improvement.