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Table 1 Characteristics of sites included in POCUS interview study

From: Motivations, barriers, and professional engagement: a multisite qualitative study of internal medicine faculty’s experiences learning and teaching point-of-care ultrasound

 

Site 1

Site 2

Site 3

Practice Setting

Urban academic

Urban academic

Urban academic

Affiliated VA health center

Yes

Yes

Yes

Residency sizea

85

104

46

POCUS Program

 Medical school curriculum

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Residency Curriculum

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Ultrasound Fellowship

No

Yes

Yes

 Faculty Development Program

Yes

Yes

Yes

 FTE for POCUS Program Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Cart-based POCUS machinesb

2

4

5

 Handheld POCUS machinesb

4

0

4

  1. Abbreviations: POCUS point-of-care ultrasound, VA Veteran Affairs, FTE full-time equivalent
  2. aIncludes categorical, preliminary, and primary care residents
  3. bDepartment-owned machines available for use by internal medicine faculty and residents