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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the 27 voting members who participated in the study

From: Canadian Internal Medicine Ultrasound (CIMUS) consensus statement: recommendations for mandatory ultrasound competencies for ultrasound-guided thoracentesis, paracentesis, and central venous catheterization

Characteristics

N (%)

Gender

 

 Male

18 (67)

 Female

9 (33)

Duration of POCUS fellowship training

 

 None

16 (59)

 1–6 months

6 (22)

 > 6 months

5 (19)

Duration of POCUS experience

 

 Not using POCUS

1 (4)

 1–2 years

4 (15)

 3–5 years

7 (26)

 6–10 years

15 (56)

Postgraduate degree training

 

 Medical Education

6 (22)

 Public Health/Epidemiology

1 (4)

 Health Administration

1 (4)

Subspecialty Training (in addition to internal medicine / general internal medicine)

 

 Critical care

5 (19)

 Pulmonary

1 (4)

 Obstetric medicine

1 (4)