Do Not Throw Away Your Shot: Pilot Study in Improving Medical School Curricula Through Focused Vaccine Education

•Medical students were surveyed after completing curricular coverage of vaccines.•A total of 79% of students report insufficient coverage of vaccine topics in the current curriculum.•A total of 54% want more formal/mandatory vaccine education, and 72% want elective education.•Wanting formal education was associated with discomfort in discussing vaccines clinically.•Pilot elective teaching informed by survey data improved student knowledge of vaccine topics.