Resources
The SCPEC PoCUS Resource Library is a collaborative, open-access collection of educational materials created by PoCUS Interest Groups at medical schools across Canada. Here, you’ll find workshop guides, annual updates on events, teaching tools, and other resources designed to support medical students in developing their ultrasound skills. This library grows each year with contributions from student groups nationwide, reflecting SCPEC’s mission to foster collaboration and advance PoCUS education for all Canadian medical trainees.
Université de Montréal – Groupe d’Intérêt en Ultrasonographie Médicale (GIUSUM)
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The GIUSUM at Université de Montréal is dedicated to enhancing medical student education in ultrasound through interactive learning and collaboration with other institutions.
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Signature Events:
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UdeMSONO – Student Ultrasound Conference
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Held at the Montreal Heart Institute, this conference offers lectures, workshops, and networking opportunities for medical trainees interested in point-of-care ultrasound.
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SonoCup
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A friendly, skills-based ultrasound competition with McGill University, fostering both collaboration and healthy rivalry among students.​
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Contact 📧 giusum.umontreal@gmail.com
The University of Alberta PoCUS Interest Group is committed to equipping medical students with foundational ultrasound skills through innovative, student-led education. We have organized and delivered several first-time initiatives tailored to learners at all stages of training.
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Key Initiatives:
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Expert Speaker Event
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Hosted Dr. Brian Buchanan, a critical care physician and PoCUS expert, to speak on the wide-ranging clinical applications of ultrasound.
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Custom Educational Workshops
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Designed targeted PowerPoints and led hands-on training with Butterfly iQ devices for events including:
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Set for Clerkship Imaging Workshop – Lymph nodes, gallbladder pathology, and the FAST exam
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BMSA Skills Night – Introduced Black undergraduate students to ultrasound in medicine and dentistry
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Cardiology Club Workshop – Focused on emergency cardiac PoCUS techniques
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Pre-Clinical PoCUS Elective Development
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Helped create a longitudinal elective featuring:
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Asynchronous pre-learning modules
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Open-book quizzes
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In-person image acquisition practice
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All workshops with hands-on instruction were led by our co-lead, a certified ARDMS-registered sonographer. With our new Butterfly iQ probe, we’re integrating ultrasound education into as many learning environments as possible to foster early interest and skill development in PoCUS.
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Key Resources: a big thank you to Virginia Layton for generously sharing her informational slides
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Contact 📧 vlayton@ualberta.ca
The Queen’s POCUS Interest Group is a student-led initiative dedicated to introducing pre-clerkship medical students to the fundamentals of point-of-care ultrasound. We host 3–5 interactive events each year, combining didactic teaching with hands-on practice led by experienced residents and attending physicians.
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Annual Highlights Include:
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Cardiac POCUS Basics
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Anesthesia POCUS Workshop
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POCUS in Emergency Medicine – Clinical lecture by an EM physician subspecialized in POCUS
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OB POCUS Session – with pregnant standardized patients
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OMSA OSMERC Presentation – Delivered on Cardiac POCUS in 2025​
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🔗 Key Resource Recommendation:
Show Me The POCUS – A comprehensive learning platform for medical trainees
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Contact 📧 natalie.kearn@queensu.ca
The MUSIG group at McGill would like to share the following resources with students:
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The DMNB PoCUS group at Dalhousie would like to share the following resources with students:
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Western University – Windsor POCUS Interest Group
The Windsor POCUS Interest Group provides medical students with hands-on training in essential ultrasound techniques, covering both foundational skills and specialty applications.
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Workshops & Events:
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Ultrasound Basics Workshop – Introduction to core scanning techniques
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FAST Scanning Workshop – Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma
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Cardiac & Lung POCUS Workshop – Assessing cardiac function and pulmonary pathology
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Vascular Access Workshop – Ultrasound-guided IV and line placement
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Emergency Medicine Collaboration – Combined session on POCUS and emergency procedures
Through these sessions, students gain early exposure to clinical ultrasound, preparing them for its practical use in diverse medical settings.
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KEY RESOURCES:
The University of Calgary PoCUS Interest Group is a small but relentless grassroots effort. With no formal undergraduate PoCUS curriculum in place, we’re beginning to build momentum —connecting students with mentors, creating learning opportunities, and finding ways to put ultrasound into the hands of trainees earlier in their journey.
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What we do:
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Scan-along video nights– Small group sessions where students watch FOAMed cases together, pause to discuss anatomy, clinical relevance, and what you’d expect to see. You don’t need probes to start learning pattern recognition and interpretation.
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Exploring simulation partnerships – Collaborating with existing sim-based teaching to highlight where PoCUS could fit into real scenarios.
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Near-peer learning – Students teaching and learning from one another, with guidance from residents and faculty.
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National collaboration – Learning from and participating in SCPEC, CAWM, and the broader conversation on how PoCUS can be better integrated into Canadian medical education.
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FOAMed Resources:
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KidSONO -- https://kidsono.com/
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5 min Sono -- short, focused tutorials on core PoCUS scans https://coreultrasound.com/5ms/
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The PoCUS Atlas -- a huge library of ultrasound clips and pathology https://www.thepocusatlas.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooE0kKXzg0NWvfBxk1qXrhVstaTAY0t5AHbJMV-SaC5TENYmfrU
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Sono Nerds (YouTube) -- https://www.youtube.com/c/sononerds
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AEUS Narrated Lecture Series (Youtube) -- https://www.youtube.com/@AEUSvideos-yj7gc
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University of Utah POCUS – echocardiography and perioperative ultrasound https://echo.anesthesia.med.utah.edu/pocus-content/
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