Table 2 Summary of medical student pre- and post- survey response

Health literacy attitudes

On a scale from 1 to 5 (1=not at all important, 5=extremely important) how important is/are:

1. Health Literacy (HL) to your future career as a physician

4.75

4.91

0.67

2. HL in patient/provider communication

4.83

4.82

0.67

3. Using teach-back as a HL strategy

4.00

4.85

0.18

4. Plain language and clear communication as HL strategies

4.75

4.82

1.00

5. HL training for medical students in their pre-clerkship years

4.33

4.73

0.17

Overall attitudes score

4.53

4.68

0.20

Health literacy knowledge

On a scale from 1 to 5 (1=least, 5=most), how knowledgeable are you about:

1. Health literacy (HL) issues

3.33

3.83

0.08

2. Role of HL in patient/ provider communication

3.33

4.5

0.001

3. Using teach-back as a HL strategy

3.33

4.33

0.001

4. Using plain language and clear communication as a HL strategy

3.42

4.42

<0.001

5. HL techniques and resources you can use to improve understanding

3.00

4.17

0.002

Overall knowledge score

3.29

4.33

0.017

Health literacy skills confidence

On a scale from 1 to 5 (1=strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree), how do you feel about the following issues:

1. I am comfortable using teach-back as a HL strategy

3.25

4.33

0.01

2. I receive enough HL training in my current curriculum

2.67

3.67

0.02

3. I feel confident explaining information to Head Start families in a way they can understand

3.41

4.08

0.02

4. I am confident eliciting parents’ questions and concerns about their weight and the weight of their children

3.42

4.0

0.02

Overall skills confidence score

3.19

4.11

0.02

Pre-intervention Total % correct

Post-intervention Total % correct

p-value of pre/post difference

58

58

1.0

42

67

0.01

50

67

0.3