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Required family medicine resident competency in ultrasound procedures represents one of the specialty's next great challenges. The papers in this special issue address the key questions and share the lived experiences of teachers and learners as we aim to adopt point-of-care ultrasound to improve care for our patients and our communities.
Cover Photo: Juana Nicoll Capizzano, MD, coaching while Emily Huber, MD, completes a renal scan at the Aycock Family Medicine Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
October 2026 Vol. 58 No. 9
EDITORIAL
GUEST EDITORIAL
Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Trial for Our Specialty
Warren P. Newton, MD, MPH
SPECIAL ARTICLES
The State of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Family Medicine
Ben Clements, MD | Cristi Rabaza, MD | Brandon Williamson, MD | Puja Dalal, MD | Erin Cathcart, MD, MPH | Ryan Paulus, DO
Multiorganizational Recommendations for Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Family Medicine Residency Education
Ryan Paulus, DO*
New England Point-of-Care Ultrasound Residency Education: Comparing and Contrasting Approaches
Rebecca Gwaltney, MD, MPH | Erin Cathcart, MD, MPH | Kyle Flattery, MD | Daria Szkwarko, DO, MPH | Nathan Macedo, MD, MPH | Elizabeth Lorick, MD
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Recommended Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Applications for US Family Medicine Residency Training: A National Delphi Study From the STFM POCUS Task Force
Nicholas M. LeFevre, MD, MSAM | William Hui, MD | Puja Dalal, MD | Carolyn Christ, BA | Joy Shen-Wagner, MD | Ryan Trantham, MD | Johnny Tenegra, MD | Varshaben M. Songara, MD | Anthony M. Recidoro, DO | Hiten Patel, MD, MPH | Natalie Nguyen, DO | Nicoll Capizzano, MD | Sally Bobbitt-Hartwell | Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD | Philip D. Sloane, MD, MPH | Ryan Paulus, DO
A Consensus-Based Framework for POCUS Applications Tiering in Family Medicine Residency Education: A Study From the STFM POCUS Task Force
Ryan Paulus, DO | Joy Shen-Wagner, MD | Carolyn Christ, BA | Johnny Tenegra, MD | Varshaben M. Songara, MD | Anthony M. Recidoro, DO | Hiten Patel, MD, MPH | Natalie Nguyen, DO | William Hui, MD | Puja Dalal, MD | Nicoll Capizzano, MD | Sally Hartwell, BA | Philip D. Sloane, MD, MPH | Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD | Nicholas M. Lefevre, MD, MSAM
Curricular Impact of Resource Investments in Point-of-Care Ultrasound Education Among Family Medicine Residency Programs: A CERA Study
Natalie Nguyen, DO | Nicoll Capizzano, MD | Nicholas M. Lefevre, MD, MSAM | Ryan Paulus, DO | Varshaben M. Songara, MD | Puja Dalal, MD | Hiten Patel, MD, MPH | Johnny Tenegra, MD | Ryan Trantham, MD | Dongru Chen, MS | Amy Runyon | Joel J. Heidelbaugh, MD | Diane M. Harper, MD, MPH
Ultrasound in Primary Care Practice, Teaching, and Research in Saskatchewan, Canada
Lindsay Balezantis, MD | Jason Hosain, MD, CCFP | Kevin Ledding, MD, CCFP (EM) | Emily Sullivan, MPH, MD, CCFP | Sheila Smith, MD, CCFP (EM) | Angela Baerwald, PhD, RDMS, MD, CCFP
BRIEF REPORTS
Hybrid Inpatient POCUS Course for Rising Senior Family Medicine Residents
Peter Alsharif, MD | Allison Strauss, MD | Wesley Ng, MD | Frederick Milgrim, MD | Matthew Riscinti, MD | Nhu-Nguyen Le, MD
From Pilot to Practice: A Checklist Approach to POCUS Training in Family Medicine
Patty Tran, DO | Kana Maeji Carter, DO | Leimomi Kanagusuku, MD | Chien-Wen Tseng, MD, MS, MPH | Komal Soin, MD, MPH
A Novel Learner- and Patient-Oriented Needs Assessment for a Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curriculum in Family Medicine
Matthew Rudolph, MD | Katherine M. Wright, PhD, MPH
Ultrasound-Guided IUD Placement During Family Medicine Residency Training
Robert Henderson, MD, MBA, PhD, CCFP | Rhonda Bryce, MD, MSc | Kieran Johnson, BSc, MD, CCFP | Tatiana Fras, BSN, MD, CCFP | Sebastian Nijm, MD, CCFP | Yiwen Liu, MD | Sahar Farahmand, MD | Jason Hosain, MD, CCFP | Tracy Field, MD, CCFP | Jill Farrukh, MD, MSc, CCFP | Kevin Ledding, MD, CCFP | Angela Baerwald, MD, PhD, CCFP, RDMS
Evaluating the Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curriculum in a Family Medicine Residency: Challenges and Successes From a 10-Year Experience
Michael Henehan, DO† | William Hui, MD
Establishing Point-of-Care Ultrasound General Competencies: A Consensus-Based Delphi Process in Family Medicine
Hiten Patel, MD, MPH | Natalie Nguyen, DO | Puja Dalal, MD | Varshaben M. Songara, MD | Joy Shen-Wagner, MD | Nicholas M. LeFevre, MD, MSAM | William Hui, MD | Ryan Trantham, MD | Johnny Tenegra, MD, MS | Anthony M. Recidoro, DO | Sally Bobbitt-Hartwell | Carolyn Christ, BA | Nicoll Capizzano, MD | Ryan Paulus, DO
A Decade of POCUS Training in Family Medicine: Curriculum and Outcomes
Andrew Vaughan, MD | Matthew S. Haldeman, MD, MPH, CTropMed | Jeffrey W. W. Hall, MD | Mark Shaffer, MD | Kylie Whittle, MD | Paul Bornemann, MD | Summer Scavone, MD, MPH | Humna Fayyaz, MD, MPH
NARRATIVE ESSAYS
How Building a POCUS Escape Room Taught Me to Teach
Kyle Flattery, MD
Let’s Look Together
Jesus Ruiz, MD
Building a Home for Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Family Medicine Training
Muriel Lavallee, MD, MPA | Lauren K. Paladino, DO
Beyond the Probe
Kimberly Kha, DO
Seeing Beneath the Surface
Olawale Adeyemi, MD, MPH
Insights Into a Learner-Led POCUS Curriculum
Brynne M. Ridgewell, MD
FAMILY MEDICINE FOCUS
Changing Attitudes and POCUS Use in Family Medicine by Improving Training
Alexis Ramos, MD | Tatiana Cordova, MD | Yun Shi, MD, PhD
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Billing Considerations in a Residency Clinic
Barbara Keber, MD | Sara Siddiqui, MPH | Aldo Alleva, MD | Neubert Philippe, MD, MS-HPPL | Keasha Guerrier, MD | Aditya Bissoonauth, MPH, MBA | Tochi Iroku-Malize, MD, MPH, MBA
BOOK AND MEDIA REVIEWS
Ultrasound Program Management: A Comprehensive Resource for Administrating Point-of-Care, Emergency, and Clinical Ultrasound, 2nd Edition
Jiahong Jeffrey Yang, DO | Anthony M. Recidoro, DO
Ultrasound for Primary Care
Erin Cathcart, MD, MPH | Ian R. Roy, MD, MPH | Danielle N. Coderre, MD | Rebecca Gwaltney, MD, MPH
The POCUS Manifesto: Expanding the Limits of Our Physical Exam With Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Joy Shen-Wagner, MD
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
When You Forget to Pack the Yogurt
Benjamin Popokh, MD
PRESIDENT'S COLUMN
Gathering Around the Table
Molly S. Clark, PhD
