© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd and The Association for the Study of Medical Education. THE CLINICAL TEACHER 2017; 14: 1–5 1 Original Article Teaching bedside ultrasound to medical students John Ang 1 , Brian Doyle 2 , Penny Allen 3 and Colleen Cheek 3 1 Emergency Department, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2 Emergency Department, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 3 Research Fellow, University of Tasmania Rural Clinical School, Burnie, Tasmania, Australia SUMMARY Objective: Point-of-care ultra- sound (POCUS) assists in the rapid diagnosis of conditions in the Emergency Department (ED). POCUS has been introduced to international medical curricula; however, there is no described implementation of clinically focused POCUS education in Australian medical schools. We wanted to investigate whether a formal curriculum can be effec- tive and feasible in an Australian medical school. Methods: Pre–post intervention study of a focused curriculum based on the Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (E-FAST) examination, consisting of online and practical teaching, was implemented for Year-4 and -5 medical students. An online questionnaire was used to measure knowledge, image interpretation and confidence prior to the intervention. After the intervention and ED placement, the questionnaire was repeated and students were assessed performing the E-FAST examina- tion on a healthy volunteer. Results: Twenty-seven students participated in both the pre- intervention and post- intervention questionnaires. There was a significant improve- ment in confidence in performing the E-FAST after the intervention [p < 0.001]. There was also a significant improvement in ultrasound knowledge and image interpretation skills. For the formative assessment, the mean score was 31.8 out of 33 and 22 of 27 students (82%) passed the assessment. Conclusions: We have demon- strated that a focused curriculum can improve POCUS knowledge and skills. The curriculum was feasible and well received. With global trends to include POCUS in medical education, Australian institutions should consider upskilling their medical graduates. There is no described implementation of clinically focused point-of-care ultrasound education in Australian medical schools