Table 4

Number of respondents performing procedural skills at least once per month.


Percentage of Respondents
Performing Procedure
At Least Once Per Month

Ambulatory ECG Interpretation
88 %
Paracentesis
84 %
Lumbar Puncture
81 %
ACLS/CPR
79 %
Cardioversion
70 %
Mechanical Ventilation
68 %
Articular Drainage
65 %
Endotracheal Intubation
64 %
Hemodynamic Monitoring
63 %
Exercise Stress Testing
55 %
Transthoracic Pacing
54 %
TPN Initiation
49 %
Temporary Pacemaker Insertion
47 %
Microscopic Examination of Urine
39 %
Chest Tube Insertion
38 %
Steroid Injections (non-articular)
36 %
Peripheral Smears Interpretation
32 %
Capillary Blood Glucose
27 %
Bone Marrow Interpretation
25 %
Tracheostomy Tube Change
23 %
Foley Catheter Insertion
22 %
Bronchoscopy
14 %
Esophagogastroscopy
13 %
Thyroid Fine Needle Biopsy
13 %
Hemodialysis
12 %
Sigmoidoscopy
11 %
Sputum gram stain
11 %
Echocardiography
10 %
Peritoneal dialysis
10 %
Colonoscopy
9 %
Indirect laryngoscopy
6 %
Liver biopsy
5 %
Allergy Testing
4 %
Pleural Biopsy
3 %
Renal Biopsy
1 %

Card et al. BMC Medical Education 2006 6:56   doi:10.1186/1472-6920-6-56