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Table 1 Demographics of residents

From: Point-of-care ultrasound curriculum for internal medicine residents: what do you desire? A national survey

Demographics

N 247 (%)

Age (years)

 26–30

93 (37.7)

 31–35

130 (52.6)

 36–40

23 (9.3)

 41–45

1 (0.4)

Sexe

 Male

83 (33.6)

 Female

164 (66.4)

Residency (year)

 1

33 (13.4)

 2

48 (19.4)

 3

43 (17.4)

 4

48 (19.4)

 5

41 (16.6)

 6

33 (13.4)

 Other

1 (0.4)

Subspecialty

 General

41 (16.6)

 Vascular

6 (2.4)

 Geriatrics

19 (7.7)

 Endocrinology

15 (6.1)

 Nephrology

13 (5.3)

 Hematology

9 (3.6)

 Oncology

22 (8.9)

 Acute medicine

14 (5.7)

 Infectious disease

11 (4.5)

 Intensive care

14 (5.7)

 Common trunk internal medicine

76 (30.8)

 Common trunk other

4 (1.6)

 Other

3 (1.2)

Current type of hospital

 Academic

129 (52.2)

 Non-academic top clinical teaching hospital

92 (37.2)

 Non-academic normal teaching hospital

26 (10.5)

Ultrasound machine available

 Yes, handheld

9 (3.6)

 Yes, mobile

136 (55.1)

 Yes, both

7 (2.8)

 None

93 (37.7)

 Missing

2 (0.8)

PoCUS educational sessions

 Yes

92 (37.2)

 No

155 (62.8)