Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Internal Medicine Residency Training: A Position Statement from the Alliance of Academic Internal Medicine

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is defined as ultrasound used at the bedside by the provider to answer directed clinical questions and guide clinical care. While POCUS first gained popularity in emergency medicine, its application is rapidly expanding in the field of internal medicine.1 This method of ultrasound can conceptually be split into 2 groups: procedural and diagnostic. Procedural POCUS (ultrasound-guidance of common bedside procedures) improves patient safety and is now standard of care for many procedures.