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Table 1 Focused cardiac ultrasound efficiency scores for participant groups throughout the 6-month study period

From: Prospective evaluation of cardiac ultrasound performance by general internal medicine physicians during a 6-month faculty development curriculum

Baseline

3 months

6 months

GIM

CF

p

GIM

CF

p

GIM

CF

p

2.2 (1.0)

3.7 (1.2)

0.69

3.3 (1.0)

4.7 (1.2)

0.77

3.8 (1.0)

4.4 (1.2)

1.00

GIM

DCS

p

GIM

DCS

p

GIM

DCS

p

2.2 (1.0)

11.7 (1.2)

< 0.001

3.3 (1.01)

16.0 (1.2)

< 0.001

3.8 (1.0)

14.3 (1.2)

< 0.001

CF

DCS

p

CF

DCS

p

CF

DCS

p

3.7 (1.2)

11.7 (1.2)

< 0.001

4.7 (1.16)

16.0 (1.2)

< 0.001

4.4 (1.2)

14.32 (1.2)

< 0.001

  1. Data reported as model-adjusted means (SE). Comparisons reported using adjusted p value
  2. GIM general internal medicine faculty, CF cardiology fellows, DCS diagnostic cardiac sonographers, SE standard error