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Table 4 I-ScaN One-Year Course Assessment

From: Design and evaluation of the I-SCAN faculty POCUS program

How useful did you find the following course elements? (all responses Not at all useful, Only a little useful, Somewhat useful, Very useful, N/A)

 Introductory 2-day course

 Monthly conferences

 Hands-on teaching sessions

 Brightspace site

Do you feel you are competent to use POCUS to make clinical decisions (Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree)

Overall how would you rate this course? (One of the worst, Below average, Average, Above average, One of the best)

I feel comfortable with my POCUS skills (all responses Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree)

 Abdomen

 Cardiac

 Lung

 Vascular

Performing POCUS takes too much time (all responses Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree)

 Lung

 Cardiac

 Abdomen

 Vascular

I don’t use POCUS when I’m going to obtain a formal study (e.g. TTE) (all responses Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree)

 Cardiac

 Lung

 Abdomen

 Vascular

I don’t use POCUS because my PE is sufficient to make the diagnosis (all responses Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree)

 Cardiac

 Lung

 Abdomen

 Vascular

A barrier for me with traditional portable US is: (all responses Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree)

 Uploading images

 Carrying/transporting US

 Labelling images

 Access to a device

A barrier for me with Butterfly is: (all responses Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree)

 Uploading images

 Carrying/transporting US

 Labeling images

 Access to a device

I don’t feel comfortable using POCUS in front of the house staff (all responses Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree)

When on service, how often do you scan? (Daily, Every 2-3 days, Once a week, Only with the right patient)

What percentage of scans do you upload? (0-24%, 25-49%, 50-74%, 75-100%)

What are your barriers to performing US when you are on service? (free text)

What are your barriers to uploading the images? (free text)

How can we help you perform more US and upload more images? (free text)

Did you meet your learning goals? (free text)

Reflecting on this program, what worked well and what didn’t work for you? (free text)

Did you receive sufficient support from this program? (free text)

Did you receive sufficient feedback on your skill development? (free text)