Interprofessional Simulation to Prepare Students to Address Medical Misinformation and Vaccine Hesitancy

Medical misinformation, which contributes to vaccine hesitancy, is widespread and promulgated by the internet and social networks. Patients trust health professionals, and the healthcare community is therefore well positioned to address misinformation and to advocate for vaccination. Health professions students may be lacking the knowledge and/or confidence to communicate with vaccine-hesitant individuals whose position is based on misinformation. We sought to develop, implement, and assess an interprofessional educational program aimed at preparing health professions students to address medical misinformation and vaccine hesitancy.