Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training is rapidly expanding across all levels of internal medical education (1), but lack of trained faculty has been a persistent barrier to program expansion (2,3). POCUS faculty development is a complicated endeavor that must take into account mastery of a complex psychomotor skill-set, integration within existing practice habits, and adherence [...]

Background: We have markedly expanded Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) education within our Internal Medicine residency program through multifaceted instructional interventions. But despite an increasing number of trainees familiar with PoCUS, there remained insufficient real-time clinical use and supervision due to a lack of formal PoCUS training and experience among attending faculty. Traditional PoCUS faculty development programs [...]

Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is being used to support the diagnosis and serially monitor patients with and without COVID-19. There have been concerns about use of personal protective equipment, the ability to receive hands-on supervision and support for interpretations of ultrasound in this era. Efforts to expand POCUS educational initiatives have been hindered by insufficient [...]

Case Presentation: A 73 year-old woman with a history of recurrent pancreatitis, severe osteoarthritis presented to the ED with acute pancreatitis. On hospital day 3 she noted right shoulder pain, similar to her chronic arthritis but worse in intensity. Her examination did not reveal any abnormalities; she had severely limited ROM of motion due to [...]