Table 2.
Recap Survey Responses: COVID-19 Junior Physician Descriptive Characteristics and Opinions of Experiencea
| Descriptive Characteristics (n = 19) | Value | ||
| Total Length of Experience, weeks, median [IQR] | 6 [4.0-6.5] | ||
| Hospital Center, n (%) | |||
| Public (SBUH) | 11 (58) | ||
| Private (NYUW) | 8 (42) | ||
| Direct contact with COVID-19 Patients, n (%), yes | 19 (100) | ||
| ICU days worked, median [IQR] | |||
| Worked in an ICU (n=8) | 6 [3.8-12.5] | ||
| Tested positive for COVID-19 since start, n (%) | |||
| Yes, nasal swab (active infection) | 0 (0) | ||
| Yes, antibody (prior infection) | 3 (17) | ||
| JP Opinions of Experience | |||
| Positive Opinion, n (%) | Negative Opinion, n (%) | ||
| Helpful for residency | 19 (100) | Harmful for residency | 0 (0) |
| Pleased in choice to work | 19 (100) | Regret choice to work | 0 (0) |
| Beneficial to training | 19 (100) | Not beneficial to training | 0 (0) |
| Had appropriate supervision | 13 (68) | Lacked appropriate supervision | 6 (32) |
| Had appropriate PPE | 15 (79) | Lacked appropriate PPE | 4 (21) |
Abbreviations: COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019, ICU intensive care unit, IQR interquartile range, JP junior physician, NYUW NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island, PPE personal protective equipment, SBUH Stony Brook University Hospital
aIncludes a sample of early medical school graduates who worked as Junior Physicians at NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island or Stony Brook University Hospital during the first peak in cases in the COVID-19 pandemic in New York State