Table 1.
Profile of Expert Respondents Completing Round 1 (N = 48)
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| United States | 33 (69) |
| Canada | 12 (25) |
| Othera | 3 (6) |
| Years of practice outside training, median (IQR) | 5.5 (6.25) |
| Postgraduate training (selected all that applied) | |
| Pediatrics | 41 (85) |
| Emergency medicine | 5 (10) |
| PEM | 43 (90) |
| Other | 1 (2) |
| Ultrasound training (selected all that applied) | |
| PEM POCUS fellowship | 17 (35) |
| EM POCUS fellowship | 13 (27) |
| PEM fellowship rotation | 12 (25) |
| Longitudinal US training within PEM fellowship | 14 (29) |
| Longitudinal US training within EM residency | 1 (2) |
| 1 or 2‐day course | 20 (42) |
| Self‐trained | 15 (31) |
| Other | 6 (13) |
| RDMS/RDPS certified | 12 (25) |
| Involved in ultrasound education of PEM/PEM POCUS fellows | 46 (96) |
| Number of years, median (IQR) | 4.8 (1.8‐7.8) |
| Fellowships available at expert's institution | |
| PEM | 42 (88) |
| PEM POCUS | 20 (42) |
| EM POCUS | 16 (33) |
IQR = Interquartile range; PEM = pediatric emergency medicine; POCUS = point‐of‐care ultrasound; US = ultrasound.
a
One respondent each from Brazil, Israel, and Jamaica.