Influenza immunization among resident physicians in an urban teaching hospital

Mubdiul Ali Imtiaz; Lawrence D. Budnick; Andrew R. Berman

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2015.10.029

Influenza immunization among resident physicians in an urban teaching hospital

Mubdiul Ali Imtiaz, Lawrence D. Budnick, Andrew R. Berman

New Jersey Medical School (NJMS), Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care and Allergic & Immunologic Diseases

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Abstract

We surveyed resident physicians (RPs) at an academic medical center to determine the rate of influenza vaccination and reasons for nonvaccination. The overall self-reported immunization rate of RPs in 2013-2014 was 76.7%, and the most common reason for not being vaccinated was lack of time to get immunized (38.6%). Making flu vaccination available in training hospitals and at convenient locations and times that take into account varying work schedules may increase compliance.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	491-493
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	44
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2015.10.029
State	Published - Apr 1 2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Epidemiology
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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Resident physician
immunizations
influenza
teaching hospital

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