Abstract
The term point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has attracted attention recently in other clinical societies, especially in critical care medicine, because of its usefulness, but not so in the Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine (JSUM). With an increase in the need for POCUS, we are seeing more and more training and hands-on sessions being hosted by the Society of Point-of-Care Ultrasound, emergency medicine-related societies, intensive care unit-related societies, internal medicine-related societies, and so on. These programs vary from society to society, which is not ideal. JSUM can contribute to establishing a standard program. And having some kind of certification may help to increase the motivation of participants.
