Participant characteristics
| Characteristic | Participants (N=60*) |
| Age, years (mean (SD)) | 45.8 (11.1) |
| Gender (%) | |
| Woman | 38 (63.3) |
| Man | 22 (36.6) |
| Race (%) | |
| Asian or South Asian | 15 (25.0) |
| Black or African–American | 2 (3.3) |
| White | 39 (65.0) |
| More than one or other race | 3 (5.0) |
| Prefer not to say | 1 (1.7) |
| Ethnicity (%) | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 (1.7) |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 58 (96.7) |
| Prefer not to say | 1 (1.7) |
| Type of institution (%) | |
| Academic | 46 (76.7) |
| Private | 9 (15.0) |
| Other | 5 (8.3) |
| Type of work† (%) | |
| Outpatient clinic | 38 (63.3) |
| Inpatient acute care | 41 (68.3) |
| Inpatient intensive care and/or emergency medicine | 19 (31.7) |
| Non-clinical | 2 (3.3) |
| Research | 8 (13.3) |
| Formal leadership role (%) | 27 (45.0) |
| Hospital size (%) | |
| <300 beds | 5 (8.3) |
| 300–499 beds | 30 (50.0) |
| ≥500 beds | 21 (35.0) |
| Clinic or outpatient work only | 4 (6.7) |
| Clinical role (%) | |
| Registered nurse | 7 (11.7) |
| Nurse practitioner | 3 (5.0) |
| Attending physician | 45 (75.0) |
| Trainee physician | 5 (8.3) |
| Experience in current role (years), (mean (SD)) | 17.9 (10.5) |
| US region (%) | |
| Pacific Coast; 3 states, 12 institutions | 37 (61.7) |
| Midwest and Mountain West; 6 states, 6 institutions | 6 (10.0) |
| Northeast; 4 states, 7 institutions | 13 (21.7) |
| South; 3 states, 4 institutions | 4 (6.7) |
| State deaths per 100 000 residents (before the end of data collection on 26 May 2020)‡ (%) | |
| >50/100 000 | 13 (21.7) |
| 10–50/100 000 | 35 (58.3) |
| <10/100 000 | 12 (20.0) |
This table is adapted from an earlier publication (Butler et al19).
*One participant did not complete the online survey, so demographic information was not included for this participant.
†Clinicians could choose multiple answers.
‡The number of deaths was calculated as of the end of data collection on 26 May 2020, per the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. COVID-19 Projections, accessed 30 July 2020. https://COVID-19.healthdata.org/global?view=total-deaths&tab=trend).