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Musculoskeletal POCUS Essentials Course

Enhance your diagnostic skills with GUSI’s Musculoskeletal POCUS Essentials. This self-paced course provides practical training in ultrasound evaluation of joints and soft tissues, improving patient assessment and care efficiency.

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Musculoskeletal POCUS Essentials Course Description:

Musculoskeletal POCUS Essentials is designed for clinicians aiming to enhance their diagnostic capabilities using point-of-care ultrasound. This course offers 10 CME hours with a practical, clinically focused approach to ultrasound evaluation of musculoskeletal conditions, aiding in the assessment of joints, soft tissues, and related structures.

Participants will delve into key anatomical landmarks, probe positioning, and scanning techniques across various musculoskeletal regions—including the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, and ankle. Emphasis is placed on image acquisition, interpretation, and integrating findings into clinical decision-making.

Through comprehensive modules and guided instruction, learners develop both the theoretical knowledge and hands-on skills necessary to perform musculoskeletal ultrasound effectively in diverse clinical settings.

Course Curriculum

Intro to MSK Essentials

MSK Pathology Review Part 1

MSK Pathology Review Part 2

Osteoarthritis

Intro to US Guided Injections

Diagnostic Shoulder

Diagnostic Shoulder Pathology

Ultrasound Guided Shoulder Injection

Lateral Elbow Assessment

Lateral Elbow Pathology

Carpal Tunnel

Carpal Tunnel Injection

1st Dorsal Compartment of the Wrist: DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis

1st Dorsal Compartment of the Wrist Pathology

1st Dorsal Compartment Wrist Injection

Hand & Fingers: Diagnostic Ultrasound

Hand & Fingers : Pathology

Anterior Hip Assessment

Anterior Hip Injection

Diagnostic Lateral Hip

Lateral Hip Scanning Technique

Lateral Hip Pathology

Sacroiliac Joint Injection

High Hamstring Diagnostic

High Hamstring Pathology

Mid-Distal Hamstring Part 1

Mid-Distal Hamstring Part 2

Diagnostic Posterior Lower Leg: Achilles, Gastrocnemius and Soleus

Posterior Lower Leg Pathology

Intro to Knee Ultrasound

Anterior Knee

Posterior Knee

Lateral Knee

Medial Knee

Knee Pathology

Knee Injection: Scanning for Effusion

Knee Injection: Scanning Technique

Ankle Tendons & Ligaments

Ankle Tendon & Ligament Pathology

Ankle Effusion Evaluation

Ankle Injection/Aspiration

Plantar Fascia

Plantar Fascia Pathology

Plantar Fascia Injection

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Join a growing global network of providers gaining confidence with Point-of-Care Ultrasound. Our trusted, accredited curriculum helps you build real-world skills to elevate patient care.

Learning is made easier by the support provided to each student.

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Dr. Kate Feibusch, MPH
Physician
Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center
Santa Rosa, California

POCUS Has Allowed Me to Find New Excitement in Primary Care, and Reduces Burnout by Providing Quicker Answers to Medical Problems in Real Time.

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Moses J. Syldcort, MD
FM Physician, Advanced OB
Fellow at Swedish First Hill FMR
Seattle, USA

…the GUSI Essentials course has been an amazing addition to our residency’s POCUS program and has freed up my time to spend teaching residents at the bedside.

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Dr. Anna McDonald
Residency
POCUS Champion, Clinical Faculty and Global Health Lead
Swedish First Hill Family Medicine
USA

Being able to do an ultrasound would be a great way for us to get involved in everyday clinic [as medical students].

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Yalnaz Mohasin
Medical Student
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Bahrain

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Musculoskeletal POCUS Essentials Course FAQ’s

The Musculoskeletal POCUS Essentials course is ideal for clinicians in sports medicine, orthopedics, physical therapy, rheumatology, emergency medicine, primary care, pain management, and rehabilitation medicine.

You’ll acquire practical skills in performing and interpreting musculoskeletal ultrasound, focusing on joints, tendons, ligaments, and soft tissues to enhance patient evaluation and management.

No. All GUSI content is created independently. We collect Conflict of Interest (COI) disclosures from all course contributors to ensure that no one involved has financial relationships that could bias the educational material. To ensure transparency and trust, we follow best practices in medical education to make sure our content remains objective, evidence-based, and free of commercial influence, especially from companies that sell ultrasound devices or related products.

Empowerment and health equity are the heart of GUSI’s core values. GUSI’s mission is to make the best quality POCUS training affordable and accessible for clinicians worldwide. Price structure varies based on institution, practice setting, and number of participants. Please see our courses for specific pricing.

GUSI founders are family doctors who have trained hundreds of physicians in various specialties including family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB, and emergency medicine. Any clinician of any specialty is eligible to apply.

Yes. GUSI believes POCUS is the most revolutionary addition to the physical exam since the stethoscope. Our training programs are designed for all medical professionals who perform physical exams. This includes nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, clinical officers, physical therapists, paramedics, EMTs, and more. Everyone can benefit from GUSI’s comprehensive ultrasound training to enhance their clinical practice.

Yes. With backgrounds in global health, GUSI faculty have taught POCUS across Africa, Asia, North and South America. We currently support learners in over 120 countries worldwide. In alignment with our mission for health equity and empowerment, GUSI adjusts its pricing structure for resource-limited settings to improve access and impact.

The GUSI curriculum equips healthcare providers with the skills to confidently use point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) across diverse clinical settings.

It combines online coursework, review and assessments to support your journey from foundational knowledge to hands-on scanning expertise.

You can choose from flexible options, including:

  • In-person 1–2 day courses for rapid skills development
  • Comprehensive fellowship programs with structured mentorship and certification
  • Self-paced online learning backed by expert-reviewed scan feedback
    GUSI has supported clinicians in over 120 countries and adapts to the needs of global learners and health systems.

Yes. GUSI provides a certificate of completion and a transcript with lessons completed and test scores. Residency directors also receive a template for minimum scanning competency based on AAFP curriculum guidelines.

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The AAFP has reviewed GUSI online POCUS course: MSK Essentials and deemed it acceptable for up to 10.00 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credits.  Term of Approval is from 04/18/2025 to 4/18/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  AAFP Activity #107577.

View GUSI’s CME and Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest Policy. View GUSI’s Statement to Learners on Potential Commercial Bias.

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“Learning is made easier by the support provided to each student.”

GUSI provided education in the areas I wanted and needed, right from my home and office environment. I recommend this curriculum highly. It’s not just the way the course material is presented—learning is made easier by the support provided to each student throughout the program.

“POCUS Has Allowed Me to Find New Excitement in Primary Care, and Reduces Burnout by Providing Quicker Answers to Medical Problems in Real Time.”

POCUS has allowed me to find new excitement in primary care, and reduces burnout by providing quicker answers to medical problems in real time. By improving my diagnostic skills, and increasing my interaction with patients, I hope to continue to have POCUS as an integral part of my practice!

“…the GUSI Essentials course has been an amazing addition to our residency’s POCUS program and has freed up my time to spend teaching residents at the bedside.”

The GUSI essentials online platform is fantastic for high yield asynchronous learning and letting residents learn at their own pace. I recently gave didactics on bleeding and clotting disorders – and spent an hour of that time dedicated to practicing DVT scanning. All residents were asked to complete the DVT module prior to didactics, so we could use our time in person for hands-on transducer time. The very next week I was attending on service and we had a patient come in with unilateral leg swelling; the resident team was able to quickly and confidently diagnose cellulitis based on the clinical picture and cobblestoning seen on US – but they also felt confident to scan for DVT, practicing their skills acquired the week prior. As an educator, you live for these “lightbulb moments” when students can put theory into practice, and feel confident doing so. Overall, the GUSI Essentials course has been an amazing addition to our residency’s POCUS program and has freed up my time to spend teaching residents at the bedside.

“Being able to do an ultrasound would be a great way for us to get involved in everyday clinic [as medical students].”

I feel like medical students should do this program. I think it’s a great way for us to incorporate what doctors teach us how we can be like useful as medical students being able to do an ultrasound would be a great way for us to get involved in everyday clinic.

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