Table 1

Characteristics of participants interviewed about drivers of low-value diagnostic tests in emergency medicine (EM) practice

Participant characteristics			Number of participants (n=24)
Role	Senior EM doctor		19
Role	Doctor in EM training*		5
Sex	Male		12
Sex	Female		12
EM experience	Senior EM doctor†	≥7 years	13
	Senior EM doctor†	<7 years	6
	Doctors in EM training‡	≥3 years	2
	Doctors in EM training‡	<3 years	3

*Medical graduates are eligible to apply for the 5-year Australian EM training program in their third postgraduate year.
†Experience as senior EM doctor.
‡Experience as doctor in EM training.