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Med Sci Educ
; 30(3): 1015-1017, 2020 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34457762
ABSTRACT
The ease of access to misinformation online leaves patients vulnerable to poor decision-making and perplexed as to who serves as a reliable authority in the dissemination of health-related truths. Of prominent concern in twenty-first century medicine, is the communication between physicians and patients regarding vaccines. This cultural circumstance presents a challenge to physicians to be effective and trustworthy communicators, a challenge that entails the development of crucial skills at the earliest stages of medical education. We describe a pedagogical intervention through which medical students are given the educational experience of metaphorical construction to communicate the importance of vaccination.