COMMENTARY
Tumay Sadikoglu, MD, MMEd
Corresponding Author: Tumay Sadikoglu, MD, MMEd; Department of Family Medicine, Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine.
Email: tumay.sadikoglu@yeditepe.edu.tr
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2024.240420R2
Keywords: Family Medicine, Family Physicians, Patient Care, POCUS, Point-of-Care Systems, Primary Health Care, Technology, Ultrasonography
Dates: Submitted: 11-22-2024; Revised: 02-13-2025; 03-05-2025; Accepted: 03-11-2025
Status: In production for ahead of print.
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a portable, bedside instrument enabling doctorsto rapidly evaluate patients in real-time. Its application is expanding across multiple medical specialties due to its capacity to deliver prompt diagnostic information. Family medicine residents have exhibited significant interest in integrating POCUS into their training. POCUS's potential to improve patient care and outcomes is what is driving this interest, which raises the issue of whether or not primary care training should incorporate this technology. The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the importance of incorporating POCUS training into family medicine residency programs globally.