The price of internship through COVID-19: 1st year physicians report substantial mental health symptoms during the pandemic

Abstract Objectives: To examine the prevalence of mental health symptoms among medical interns working for the first time as physicians in a large tertiary hospital in Israel during the 1st COVID year. Methods: All interns who worked for at least 2 months during the 1st COVID year (March 2020–February 2021) at the Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (TASMC), a large tertiary general hospital in Israel were approached simultaneously during April–May 2021, and were requested to fill in an online survey. In