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Developing and Implementing an Entrustable Professional Activity for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in an Adult Rheumatology Residency: A Pilot Study

Samar Aboulenain, Sahil Koppikar, Heather McDonald-Blumer, Maria F. Powell, Pooneh Akhavan, Alan Liang Zhou, Ahmed Omar and Shirley Lake
The Journal of Rheumatology December 2025, jrheum.2025-0693; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0693
Samar Aboulenain
S. Aboulenain, MBBCh, RhMSUS, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Sahil Koppikar
S. Koppikar, MD, MSc (MHPE), Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Heather McDonald-Blumer
H. McDonald-Blumer, MD, MSc (HPTE), Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; University Health Network and Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Maria F. Powell
M.F. Powell, MD, MSc, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Pooneh Akhavan
P. Akhavan, MD, MSc, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Alan Liang Zhou
A.L. Zhou, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Ahmed Omar
A. Omar, MBBCh, MSc, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; University Health Network and Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Shirley Lake
S. Lake, MD, MSc, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto; Sunnybrook Research Institute, Holland Bone and Joint Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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The use of point-of-care musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) in rheumatology has expanded significantly over the past 2 decades.1,2 A Canadian national needs assessment revealed that more than 80% of rheumatologists believed that MSUS should be performed by a rheumatologist.3

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