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Table. 1 Demographic information of medical student respondents

From: Medical student wellness in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide survey

 

COVID Incidence Rate

Total (N = 1377)

Low(n = 476)

Moderate(n =272)

High(n = 629)

Year in medical school

  MS1

131 (28 %)

79 (29 %)

165 (26 %)

375 (27 %)

  MS2

135 (28 %)

69 (25 %)

150 (24 %)

354 (26 %)

  MS3

141 (30 %)

91 (33 %)

227 (36 %)

459 (33 %)

  MS4

69 (15 %)

33 (12 %)

87 (14 %)

189 (14 %)

Sex

  Female

319 (67 %)

187 (69 %)

416 (66 %)

922 (67 %)

  Male

156 (33 %)

85 (31 %)

208 (33 %)

449 (33 %)

  Non-binary

1 (0.2 %)

0

4 (0.6 %)

5 (0.4 %)

  Prefer not to say

0

0

1 (0.2 %)

1 (0.1 %)

Race or ethnicity

  White

335 (70 %)

188 (69 %)

385 (61 %)

908 (66 %)

  Hispanic or Latino

33 (6.9 %)

11 (4.0 %)

36 (5.7 %)

80 (5.8 %)

  Black or African American

10 (2.1 %)

25 (9.2 %)

24 (3.8 %)

59 (4.3 %)

  Asian

72 (15 %)

34 (13 %)

134 (21 %)

240 (17 %)

  Native American

1 (0.2 %)

0

1 (0.2 %)

2 (0.2 %)

  Other

21 (4.4 %)

9 (3.3 %)

37 (5.9 %)

67 (4.9 %)

  Prefer not to say

4 (0.8 %)

5 (1.8 %)

12 (1.9 %)

21 (1.5 %)

School suspended in-person meetings

474 (99 %)

272 (100 %)

629 (100 %)

1375 (99 %)

Taking required class or clerkship (N = 1376)

376 (79 %)

186 (69 %)

487 (77 %)

1049 (76 %)

Taking elective class or clerkship (N = 1371)

128 (27 %)

83 (31 %)

196 (31 %)

407 (30 %)

Classes or clerkships utilize recorded lectures (N = 1363)

369 (78 %)

189 (72 %)

446 (72 %)

1004 (74 %)

Classes or clerkships utilize live online lectures (N = 1365)

392 (83 %)

227 (86 %)

439 (70 %)

1058 (78 %)

Classes or clerkships have required exams (N = 1365)

396 (84 %)

198 (75 %)

535 (86 %)

1129 (83 %)

Currently assisting with in-person patient care (N = 1376)

16 (3.4 %)

18 (6.6 %)

16 (2.5 %)

50 (3.6 %)

Currently providing in-person care of COVID-19 patients (N = 1376)

10 (2.1 %)

5 (1.9 %)

12 (1.9 %)

27 (2.0 %)

Currently assisting with COVID-19 relief efforts? (N = 1376)

179 (38 %)

103 (38 %)

226 (36 %)

508 (37 %)

  1. Note: Unless otherwise noted, the number of respondents = 1377 from 112 medical schools.