Developing Interactive Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention Curricula for Diverse Learners: A Tailored Approach

Nori, Priya; Madaline, Theresa; Munjal, Iona; Bhar, Shubha; Guo, Yi; Seo, Susan K.; Porrovecchio, Andrea; Gancher, Elizabeth; Nosanchuk, Joshua; Pirofski, Liise-anne; Ostrowsky, Belinda

One hundred eighty-three students participated per year (2014-2016), and an average of 79 students answered the voluntary survey per year (43%). Eighty percent of survey respondents believed that antibiotics are nationally overused. At least 90% believed that better use of antibiotics will reduce antibiotic resistance and that strong knowledge of antibiotics is important for success in medicine. Forty percent admitted to taking antibiotics for a viral upper respiratory infection, and 91% reported that their friends have done the same. The APPropriate use app was the preferred source of antibiotic information for 69% of students surveyed. Two hundred twenty-two students downloaded the app over 2 years (108 downloads in 2015 and 114 downloads in 2016). Pre-and post-app, there were no significant differences in the percentage of correct responses to questions on general antibiotic use (P = .64) or principles of microbiology and testing (P = .65). An increase in correct responses from 38% to 76% was observed for questions involving antibiogram use (P = .02) ( Table 2 ). The app hits peaked at 330 in the immediate time frame after the February 2016 session. After app introduction, approximately 70% of students felt comfortable prescribing antibiotics for a known infection compared with 40% at baseline (P = .02) [15] .