Table 1.
Demographics of the 22 Participating Members of the Canadian Internal Medicine Ultrasound Group, Categorized by Academic Institutions, Province, Gender, Subspecialty, Ultrasound, and Teaching Experience
| Demographics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Academic institution | |
| University of British Columbia | 1 (5) |
| University of Calgary | 5 (23) |
| University of Alberta | 2 (9) |
| University of Saskatchewan | 2 (9) |
| University of Manitoba | 1 (5) |
| Northern Ontario School of Medicine | 0 |
| Western University | 1 (5) |
| McMaster University | 1 (5) |
| University of Toronto | 1 (5) |
| Queen’s University | 2 (9) |
| University of Ottawa | 2 (9) |
| McGill University | 0 |
| Université de Montréal | 0 |
| Université de Sherbrooke | 1 (5) |
| Université Laval | 1 (5) |
| Dalhousie University | 2 (9) |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland | 0 |
| Province | |
| British Columbia | 1 (5) |
| Alberta | 7 (32) |
| Saskatchewan | 2 (9) |
| Manitoba | 1 (5) |
| Ontario | 7 (32) |
| Québec | 2 (9) |
| Nova Scotia | 2 (9) |
| Newfoundland | 0 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 14 (64) |
| Female | 8 (36) |
| Subspecialty | |
| General internal medicine | 16 (72) |
| Critical care medicine | 5 (23) |
| Cardiology | 1 (5) |
| Year of practice using ultrasound | |
| < 1 year | 6 (27) |
| 1 to 5 years | 7 (32) |
| 6 to 10 years | 8 (36) |
| 11 or more | 1 (5) |
| Years of experience teaching ultrasound | |
| < 1 year | 9 (41) |
| 1 to 5 years | 11 (50) |
| 6 to 10 years | 1 (5) |
| 11 or more | 1 (5) |
| Years of experience assessing learner ultrasound skills | |
| < 1 year | 12 (55) |
| 1 to 5 years | 9 (41) |
| 6 to 10 years | 0 |
| 11 or more | 1 (5) |
| Completed 6-month to < 1-year dedicated ultrasound training | 2 (9) |
| Completed a 1-year (or more) dedicated ultrasound fellowship | 3 (14) |
| Completed a fellowship where ultrasound was taught | 14 (64) |