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A Randomized Controlled Trial Of An Online Immunization Curriculum., Barbara A. Pahud, S Elizabeth Williams, Brian R. Lee, Kadriye O. Lewis, Donald B. Middleton, Shannon Clark, Sharon Humiston
A Randomized Controlled Trial Of An Online Immunization Curriculum., Barbara A. Pahud, S Elizabeth Williams, Brian R. Lee, Kadriye O. Lewis, Donald B. Middleton, Shannon Clark, Sharon Humiston
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INTRODUCTION: Immunization education for physicians-in-training is crucial to address vaccine concerns in clinical practice. Vaccine education is not standardized across residency programs. The Collaboration for Vaccination Education and Research (CoVER) team developed an online curriculum for pediatric (Peds) and family medicine (FM) residents.
METHODS: A cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) was performed during the 2017-2018 academic year to evaluate the CoVER curriculum. A convenience sample of residency institutions were randomly allocated to the intervention or control group, with stratification by residency type. The intervention, the CoVER curriculum, consisted of four online modules and an in-person training guide. Control sites continued …