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It's here: the special POCUS issue of Family Medicine.

The October issue of Family Medicine, a scholarly journal of STFM, is a theme edition covering the teaching of #POCUS in family medicine residency programs to prepare learners for using POCUS in the clinic: https://journals.stfm.org/familymedicine/2026/october/

The issue, “Teaching POCUS in Family Medicine,” builds on the work of the STFM POCUS Education Task Force, which brought together family medicine POCUS experts to develop recommendations and guidance for residency education. These feature articles aim to help residency programs and medical departments consider what the POCUS evolution means for learners, faculty, and clinical practice.

Other articles feature contributions from educators examining curriculum development, assessment, faculty development, and implementation, plus a guest editorial from American Board of Family Medicine President Warren Newton, MD, MPH: “Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Trial for Our Specialty.”

“I hope this issue provides useful context for conversations within your department about how POCUS education and practice may continue to evolve across family medicine,” says Family Medicine Editor in Chief Sarina Schrager, MD, MS. “I am grateful to the STFM POCUS Task Force, our guest editors, authors, reviewers, and partner organizations whose work and collaboration made this special issue of Family Medicine possible.”

We invite you to read (and share!) the complete issue: https://journals.stfm.org/familymedicine/2026/october/ by @stfm_fm

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📣 Hot off the press: Recommendations for an FM POCUS curriculum in anticipation of the ABFM POCUS requirements!

🌱 0.1 FTE
🌱 4 ultrasound machines
🌱 2 or more POCUS faculty by @stfm_fm

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"A Consensus-Based Framework for POCUS Applications Tiering in Family Medicine Residency Education: A Study From the STFM POCUS Task Force" is the third of three special POCUS articles to be published in advance of the upcoming issue of Family Medicine. The full article is available on the journal website.

The use of point-of-care ultrasound (#POCUS) in family medicine has expanded significantly over the past decade. The breadth of potential POCUS applications in family medicine presents a major challenge for curricular prioritization.

To this end, the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) and the ABFM Foundation sponsored Project FOCUS (Finding Consensus for POCUS Standards in Family Medicine Education and Competency-Based Assessment) and formed the STFM POCUS Task Force. The Task Force identified 54 POCUS applications in which graduating family medicine residents should be competent. However, the Task Force recognized that simultaneously implementing all 54 applications would be unrealistic for many residency programs due to variability in faculty expertise, curricular time, equipment access, and institutional infrastructure.

A phased implementation framework was therefore needed to support scalable curricular adoption across programs at different stages of POCUS integration. This study aimed to establish a consensus-based tiering framework for integrating recommended POCUS applications into residency training.

Full article: https://journals.stfm.org/familymedicine/2026/october/paulus-0483/

Authors: Ryan Paulus, DO; Joy Shen-Wagner, MD; Carolyn Christ, BA; Johnny Tenegra, MD; Varshaben M. Songara, MD; Anthony Recidoro, DO, FAAFP; Hiten Patel, MD, MPH; Natalie Nguyen, DO; William Hui, MD; Puja Dalal, MD; Nicoll Capizzano, MD; Sally Hartwell, BA; Philip Sloane, MD, MPH; Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD; Nicholas LeFevre, MD, MSAM by @stfm_fm

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Enroll in STFM’s CBME Certificate of Distinction Coaching program to receive virtual and in-person training and mentoring that integrates performance-based and developmental #coaching skills into your day-to-day #familymedicine faculty roles.

More information is available on the STFM website (link in our bio). by @stfm_fm

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Let your #familymedicine residents know applications are open for the 2027 class of the STFM Faculty for Tomorrow Resident Scholarship. They’ll attend the full-day Faculty for Tomorrow Workshop for Residents and the STFM Annual Spring Conference in Chicago, IL.

Apply online: stfm.org/facultyfortomorrow by @stfm_fm

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#STFM hosts three conferences each year for academic family medicine professionals to connect and share ideas on how to best educate residents and medical students. What's one idea from an STFM conference that you've taken back to your institution and put into practice? by @stfm_fm

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Tomorrow is the final day to apply for the STFM New Faculty Scholars Program. Early-career #familymedicine faculty benefit by developing leadership and scholarship skills through a year of coaching and networking with senior leadership and other new faculty.

Learn more on the STFM website: https://stfm.org/awardsscholarships/scholarships/new-faculty-scholars-program/ by @stfm_fm

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STFM is accepting applications for our prestigious Emerging Leaders Fellowship! If you’re a new family medicine faculty member who envisions a future in leadership, we invite you to apply.

Learn how to lead a team or department within a family medicine residency program, medical school, or another academic family medicine organization.

No need to wait to apply! You can do it online: https://www.stfm.org/facultydevelopment/fellowships/emergingleadersfellowship/overview/ (link also in our bio) by @stfm_fm

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STFM is hosting a webinar next month on tracks and areas of concentration in family medicine residencies! We hope to see you there (registration link in our bio).

Family medicine residencies are increasingly using tracks and areas of concentration (AOCs) to meet evolving learner interests, workforce demands, and community needs.

Panelists (James Schindler, MD, MPH, Thomas Bishop, PsyD, MA, Thomas Hahn, MD, Adrian Knauss, PhD, and Lynda Montgomery, MD) will discuss the history and growth of tracks/AOCs, how they are structured within 3-year programs, and the factors that have shaped their development. This webinar is for those seeking to better understand and apply these curricular approaches within their own programs. by @stfm_fm

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The STFM Pharmacists Collaborative has its September member spotlight! Scott Bragg, PharmD is currently a professor and family medicine clinical pharmacist at Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy and College of Medicine. Check out the flyer attached to learn more about what Dr Bragg does in his current practice and why he loves family medicine! #FMPharm #FMRx #STFM by @stfm_fm

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Family medicine residency faculty,

Let your residents know about this scholarship! The STFM Faculty for Tomorrow Resident Scholarship is an excellent opportunity for residents who are interested in pursuing a career teaching #familymedicine.

The scholarship covers registration fees to attend the full-day Faculty for Tomorrow Workshop for Residents and the STFM Annual Spring Conference in Chicago, IL from May 1–5. This conference is attended by approximately 1500 faculty, residents, students, and others in family medicine.

Our website has all the information needed to apply: stfm.org/facultyfortomorrow by @stfm_fm

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The nomination deadline is this Friday for several STFM awards! Learn more on the STFM website: stfm.org/awards by @stfm_fm

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