Table 1.

Demographics and characteristics of study participants

Total participants, No. (%)	246 (100)
Region of work, No. (%)
Geneva lake area	191 (77.6)
Others	55 (22.4)
Place of practice, No. (%)
Tertiary-referral hospital	146 (59)
Secondary-care hospital	61 (25)
Primary care	39 (16)
Type of activity, No (%)
Internal medicine	120 (50)
Emergency medicine	59 (24)
Family doctor	39 (16)
Others	24 (10)
Obtained/Targeted speciality, No. (%)
General internal medicine	215 (93)
Anaesthesiology	8 (3.5)
Intensive care	8 (3.5)
Clinical position, No. (%)
Resident	103 (41)
Chief resident	62 (25)
Attending physician	28 (11)
Chief of service	14 (6)
General practitioner	39 (16)
Years of practice, No. (%)
< 5 years	104 (42.8)
5–15 years	89 (36.6)
> 15 years	50 (20.6)
Previous structured POCUS formation, No. (%)
Yes	122 (50)
No	122 (50)