TABLE 1.
Survey Respondent Demographics
| Fellows | # | % | Fellowship Directors | #/Mean | %/SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residency education | Residency education | ||||
| Neurological surgery | 10 | 22.2 | Neurological surgery | 5 | 20.0 |
| Orthopedic surgery | 35 | 77.8 | Orthopedic surgery | 20 | 80.0 |
| Fellowship region | Fellowship region | ||||
| Northeast | 10 | 22.2 | Northeast | 2 | 8.0 |
| Midwest | 10 | 22.2 | Midwest | 6 | 24.0 |
| South | 7 | 15.6 | South | 4 | 16.0 |
| West | 10 | 22.2 | West | 9 | 36.0 |
| Canada | 6 | 13.3 | Canada | 4 | 16.0 |
| Other | 2 | 4.4 | Other | 0 | 0.0 |
| Fellowship setting population* | Fellowship setting population‡ | ||||
| <100,000 | 2 | 5.0 | <100,000 | 1 | 4.17 |
| 100,000–500,000 | 8 | 20.0 | 100,000–500,000 | 7 | 29.17 |
| 500,000–1,000,000 | 12 | 30.0 | 500,000–1,000,000 | 6 | 25.0 |
| 1,000,000–2,000,000 | 2 | 5.0 | 1,000,000–2,000,000 | 2 | 8.3 |
| >2,000,000 | 16 | 40.0 | >2,000,000 | 8 | 33.3 |
| Years in surgical practices | 17.0 | 7.2 | |||
| Years as fellowship director | 9.5 | 7.8 | |||
| Programs with staff testing positive for COVID† | Programs with Staff Testing Positive for COVID† | ||||
| Attending staff | 6 | 13.6 | Attending staff | 1 | 4.0 |
| Fellows | 1 | 2.3 | Fellows | 0 | 0.0 |
| Residents | 4 | 9.1 | Residents | 3 | 12.0 |
| Ancillary staff | 9 | 20.5 | Ancillary staff | 3 | 12.0 |
| None | 30 | 68.2 | None | 19 | 76.0 |
| Total respondents | 45 | 100.0 | 25 | 100.0 |