From: An overview of Internal Medicine Point-of-Care Ultrasound rotations in Canada
 | University of Alberta | University of British Columbia | University of Calgary | University of Ottawa | Western University | ||
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FMC | RGH | ||||||
Inception date (academic year) | 2020–2021 | 2017–2018 | 2017–2018 | 2021–2022 | 2021–2022 | 2017–2018 | |
Length of rotation (weeks) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
# of blocks offered/year | 13 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 9 | |
# of learners/block | 1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2 | 2–3 | |
# of IM POCUS attendings | 121 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ||
# of POCUS fellowship trained attendings | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | ||
# of IM POCUS fellows | 0 | 1–2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Estimated # of exams performed per week | Diagnostic2 | 1–2 | 10–20 | 25–30 | 20–25 | 8–16 | 18–22 |
Procedural3 | 5–10 | 10–15 | 10–15 | 5–10 | 2–3 | 0 |