Table 1.
Demographics of the 39 Members of the Canadian Internal Medicine Ultrasound Group
| Demographic | Number (%)* |
|---|---|
| Academic institution | |
| University of British Columbia | 2 (5) |
| University of Calgary | 6 (15) |
| University of Alberta | 4 (10) |
| University of Saskatchewan | 2 (5) |
| University of Manitoba | 1 (3) |
| Northern Ontario School of Medicine | 0 |
| Western University | 1 (3) |
| McMaster University | 4 (10) |
| University of Toronto | 4 (10) |
| Queen’s University | 2 (5) |
| University of Ottawa | 4 (10) |
| McGill University | 4 (10) |
| Université de Montréal | 0 |
| Université de Sherbrooke | 1 (3) |
| Université Laval | 2 (5) |
| Dalhousie University | 1 (3) |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland | 0 |
| Province | |
| British Columbia | 2 (5) |
| Alberta | 10 (26) |
| Saskatchewan | 2 (5) |
| Manitoba | 1 (3) |
| Ontario | 15 (38) |
| Québec | 7 (18) |
| Nova Scotia | 1 (3) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 0 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 25 (64) |
| Female | 14 (36) |
| Subspecialty† | |
| General internal medicine | 34 (87) |
| Critical care medicine | 4 (10) |
| Nephrology | 2 (5) |
| Cardiology | 1 (3) |
| Rheumatology | 1 (3) |
| Years of practice using ultrasound‡ | |
| 1–2 years | 6 (18) |
| 3–5 years | 13 (39) |
| 6–10 years | 8 (24) |
| 11 or more | 3 (9) |
| Years of experience teaching ultrasound‡ | |
| 1–2 years | 12 (36) |
| 3–5 years | 8 (24) |
| 6–10 years | 5 (15) |
| 11 or more | 0 |
| Years of experience assessing ultrasound‡ | |
| 1–2 years | 13 (39) |
| 3–5 years | 8 (24) |
| 6–10 years | 2 (6) |
| 11 or more | 0 |
| Completed a 1-year (or more) dedicated ultrasound fellowship | 8 (24) |
| Completed a fellowship where ultrasound was taught | 7 (21) |
*Not all individuals responded to all the questions†Individuals could choose more than one subspecialty‡Only 33 individuals responded to this portion of the survey