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Statement of Teaching Philosophy
Medicine can be very intimidating and challenging to learn. As somebody who entered medical school without medical training, I felt that particularly heavily. After nearly failing my first year of medical school, I realized two things: I didn’t know how to study effectively, and I didn’t have the mental tools to study what was necessary. As I
completed medical school in the top 25% of my class and transitioned into my residency, I desired to help others learn how to study effectively and focus on what was the most relevant. Since 2014, I have focused on providing the best patient care while helping others provide their best care.
Personal Narrative
Dr. Jailyn Avila is a world-renowned educator whose expertise has taken her across the globe. She completed medical school in Loma Linda, California, and during her 4th year of medical school, Jailyn was first introduced to bedside ultrasound by a senior Emergency Medicine resident, Dr. Viam Dinh. Jailyn then matched into the Emergency Medicine residency in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where her ultrasound director, Dr. Ben Smith, further enhanced her ultrasound education. During residency, Ben and Jailyn started working on and subsequently launched the websites 5minsono.com and ultrasound of theweek.com, both of which were dedicated to ultrasound education. After residency, Jailyn moved to Lexington, Kentucky, where she completed an ultrasound fellowship under Dr. Matthew Dawson. During that time, Jailyn began to lecture nationally and internationally. Dr. Avila subsequently served as the Co-Ultrasound Director and Ultrasound Fellowship Director at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga Department of Emergency Medicine, and then accepted the role of Ultrasound Director for the medical school, emergency department, and all of the inpatient and outpatient POCUS programs for the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY.
Since 2017, she has delivered over 350 lectures internationally, nationally, and locally, inspiring thousands of medical professionals. In 2019, she earned the 2019 ACEP Rookie Speaker of the Year Award after her debut at the ACEP scientific assembly. In 2020, Jailyn and Ben merged 5minsono.com, ultrasoundoftheweek.com and the Ultrasound Podcast into a single website, CoreUltrasound.com. As the co- creator of Core Ultrasound, Dr. Avila is at the forefront of online ultrasound education. With over 20,000 subscribers, her YouTube channel reaches audiences worldwide, making ultrasound education more accessible than ever. Through Core Ultrasound Courses (launched in 2022), she provides online learning solutions to over 200 residencies across the U.S. and internationally, including 25% of all emergency medicine residencies in the United States. Jailyn lives with her wife, three children, one dog, and one cat in San Diego, California.
Teaching Timeline
Teaching Timeline
Teaching Timeline
Teaching Timeline
Teaching Timeline
Teaching Timeline
references
1. Avila J, Smith B, Hennings J. Trick of the trade: Squeeze test for confirmation of IO placement. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. 2015 Jul 22. https://www.aliem.com/trick-of-the-trade-squeeze-test-for-confirmation-of-io-placement/
2. Belcher C, Avila J. Trick of the trade: Ear irrigation. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. 2016 Aug 18. https://www.aliem.com/trick-of-trade-ear-irrigation/.
3 Avila J, Smith B. Trick of the trade: Finger traps. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. 2015 Jul 1. https://www.aliem.com/trick-of-trade-finger-traps/
4. Avila J, Whittle J. Small bowel obstruction: Diagnosis by ultrasonography. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. 2014 Sep 10. https://www.aliem.com/small-bowel-obstruction-diagnosis-ultrasonography/
5. Avila J. How does the sensitivity/specificity of lung ultrasound compare to plain films in diagnosing pneumothorax? CanadiEM. 2014 Aug 21. https://canadiem.org/boring-question-lung-ultrasound-vs-cxr-dx-pneumothorax/
6. Avila J. US against the world: ultrasound in differentiating COPD from CHF. CanadiEM. 2015 Jan 19. https://canadiem.org/us-world-ultrasound-differentiating-copd-chf/
Lectures
Lectures
Lectures
Lectures
Lectures
Lectures
Lectures
Lectures
Lectures
Lectures
2025
01 / 2025
Ultrasound Education Symposium
Kula Hospital
Keokea, Maui, Hawaii
Ocular Ultrasound
Soundwaves and Soft Tissues
Introduction to Regional Anesthesia and Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks
Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access (Given x5 over 3 days)
2024
12/2024
UHS So Cal Medical Education
Consortium; Emergency Medicine Residency Weekly Didactics
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium
Temecula, CA
The Takedown (Managing the acutely agitated patient)
12/2024
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium; General Surgery Residency Weekly Didactics
UHS So Cal Medical
Education Consortium
Temecula, CA
EFAST Exam for surgeons
12/2024
How to Create Educational Ultrasound Content (lecture given in Spanish)
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
SonoLuchas International Symposium
11/2024
UHS So Cal Medical Education
Consortium; Emergency Medicine Residency Weekly Didactics
Temecula Valley Hospital
Temecula, CA
Ultrasound-guided Nerve Blocks
11/2024
Sound and Surf National Ultrasound Symposium
Stone Brewery
San Diego, CA
Acute Vision Loss
Vascular Access Fundamentals
Thoracentesis and Paracentesis
Upper Extremity Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks
11/2024
UHS So Cal Medical Education
Consortium; Emergency Medicine Residency Weekly Didactics
Temecula Valley Hospital
Temecula, CA
Ultrasound-guided Nerve Blocks
10/2024
UHS So Cal Medical Education
Consortium; Critical Care Fellowship Weekly Didactics
Temecula Valley Hospital
Temecula, CA
Volume Status and Volume Responsiveness
10/2024
US Navy Emergency Medicine
Residency Weekly Didactics
Naval Medical Center San Diego
San Diego, CA
Transgender Care in the Emergency Department
POCUS in Cardiac Arrest
09/2024
UHS So Cal Medical Education
Consortium; Critical Care Fellowship Weekly Didactics
Temecula Valley Hospital
Temecula, CA
Vascular Access Fundamentals
09/2024
ACEP Scientific Assembly
Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
Las Vegas, NV
Resuscitative Ultrasound
Coffee House Chat: Embracing Diversity in Medicine
Introduction to Content Creation (Pre-Conference)
09/2024
Grand Rounds
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
Transgender Healthcare - Combating the Marginalization of Transgender People with Compassionate Care
08/2024
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium; Critical Care Fellowship Weekly Didactics
Temecula Valley Hospital
Temecula, CA
EFAST and Pneumoperitoneum
08/2024
Southwestern Ultrasound Regional Fellowship (SURF) Conference
Kaiser San Diego
San Diego, CA
How to Read Literature
07/2024
UHS So Cal Medical Education
Consortium; Emergency Medicine Residency Weekly Didactics
Temecula Valley Hospital
Temecula, CA
Lung Ultrasound
06/2024
UHS So Cal Medical Education
Consortium; Emergency Medicine Residency Weekly Didactics
Temecula Valley Hospital
Temecula, CA
Ocular Ultrasound
05/2024
UHS So Cal Medical Education
Consortium; Critical Care Fellowship Weekly Didactics
Temecula Valley Hospital
Temecula, CA
Endocarditis and Valvular Emergencies
Basic Cardiac Ultrasound
04/2024
UHS So Cal Medical Education
Consortium; Emergency Medicine Residency Weekly Didactics
Temecula Valley Hospital
Temecula, CA
DVT Ultrasound
03/2024
EMA Annual Educational Conference
Luxe Sunset Hotel
Los Angeles, CA
Transgender Care in the Emergency Department
03/2024
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium; Critical Care Fellowship Weekly Didactics
Temecula Valley Hospital
Temecula, CA
Ultrasound Basics
03/2024
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium; Emergency Medicine Residency Weekly Didactics
Temecula Valley Hospital
Temecula, CA
MSK and Large Joint Aspiration
Ocular Ultrasound
02/2024
UHS So Cal Medical Education
Consortium; Emergency Medicine Residency Weekly Didactics
Temecula Valley Hospital
Temecula, CA
POCUS Cases
2023
03/2023
UHS So Cal Medical Education
Consortium; Emergency Medicine Residency Weekly Didactics
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium
Temecula, CA
Upper Extremity Orthopedic
Emergencies
Advanced Abdominal Ultrasound
03/2023
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium; Southwest Healthcare Nursing Education
Temecula Valley Hospital
Temecula, CA
Ultrasound-guided IV for Nurses
05/2023
SEMPA Scientific Assembly
Omni Louisville Hotel
Louisville, KY
Cardiac Arrest Ultrasound
Extreme Ultrasound Cases
05/2023
UHS SoCal Medical Education Consortium; Emergency Medicine Residency Weekly Didactics
UHS SoCal Medical Education Consortium
Temecula, CA
Stoicism in Emergency Medicine
06/2023
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium; Intern Ultrasound Bootcamp (all GME)
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium
Temecula, CA
Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access
Cardiac Arrest
Basic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
06/2023
UHS So Cal Medical Education
Consortium; Emergency Medicine Residency Weekly Didactics
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium
Temecula, CA
MSK and DVT Ultrasound
07/2023
UHS So Cal Medical Education
Consortium; Emergency Medicine Residency Weekly Didactics
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium
Temecula, CA
Top Five Ultrasound Cases
How to Give a Rockstar Lecture
08/2023
Kaiser San Diego Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Division
Pacific Design Center
West Hollywood, CA
How to Consume Literature Effectively
08/2023
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium; Southwest Healthcare, Temecula Valley Hospital
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium
Temecula, CA
Ultrasound-guided IV for Nurses
09/2023
Wellness in the Vines
South Coast Winery
Temecula, CA
Leveraging Technology to Combat Physician Burnout
09/2023
California ACEP Scientific Assembly
Hotel Dena
Pasadena, CA
Transgender Care 101 for theEmergency Physician
09/2023
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium; Emergency Medicine Residency Weekly Didactics
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium
Temecula, CA
First Trimester POCUS
09/2023
Temecula Valley Hospital Cardiac Symposium
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium
Temecula, CA
Cardiac Arrest Ultrasound
10/2023
UHS So Cal Medical Education
Consortium; Emergency Medicine Residency Weekly Didactics
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium
Temecula, CA
Modern Management of Burns
Second and Third Trimester Pregnancy
10/2023
ACEP Scientific Assembly
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia, PA
Soft Tissue Ultrasound
Procedural Ultrasound
Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks
Emergency Ultrasound Section Pre-Conference: Introduction to Social Media
Emergency Ultrasound Section Pre-Conference: How to Produce Content
Emergency Ultrasound Section Pre-Conference: How to Distribute Your Content
12/2023
UHS So Cal Medical Education
Consortium; Emergency Medicine Residency Weekly Didactics
Temecula Valley Hospital
Temecula, CA
Pneumothorax Management
Transgender Care in the Emergency Department
2022
02/2022
EMA Emergency Medicine Training
Symposium
Maui Memorial Medical Center
Maui, HI
Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access
Resuscitation Ultrasound
02/2022
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) Scientific Assembly
San Diego Convention Center
San Diego, CA
Assessing Fluid Responsiveness in the Critically Ill
02/2022
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium; UHS SoCal MEC Emergency Medicine Residency
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium
Temecula, CA
How to Give a Rockstar Lecture
03/2022
Council of Residency Directors
(CORD) Scientific Assembly
San Diego Convention Center
San Diego, CA
Cardiac Arrest Ultrasound
05/2022
Neighborhood Health Care Family Medicine Clinic
Elm Street Clinic
Escondido, CA
Abdominal Ultrasound – Renal, Gallbladder, and Aorta
05/2022
Northwest Anesthesia Seminars (NWAS) Emergency Medicine Course
Grand Hyatt Kauai
Kauai, HI
Sepsis Care in 2022
Common Radiology Myths
Pulmonary Ultrasound
Acute Thromboembolic Disease
Resuscitation in Shock
Burns, Burns, Burns! (Thermal, Chemical, Electrical)
Acute Meningitis
06/2022
University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of FM
Butterfly Network Inc Educational Symposium
Rochester, NY
Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral IV Access
Aorta Ultrasound
Renal Ultrasound
07/2022
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium; Emergency Medicine Residency Weekly Didactics
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium
Temecula, CA
Ultrasound-guided IV Access
08/2022
Southwestern Ultrasound Regional Fellowship (SURF) Conference
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
Uber Literature Consumer
08/2022
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium; Emergency Medicine Residency Weekly Didactics
Temecula Valley Hospital
Temecula, CA
Critical Care Ultrasound
Volume Responsiveness
09/2022
US Navy Emergency Medicine Residency Weekly Didatics
US Naval Medical Center
San Diego, CA
Lung Ultrasound
09/2022
Southwest Healthcare
Temecula Valley Hospital
Temecula, CA
Ultrasound-guided IV for Nurses
09/2022
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium; Emergency Medicine Residency Weekly Didactics
Temecula Valley Hospital
Temecula, CA
Five Ways to Up Your Echo Game
Burns!
10/2022
American College of Emergency
Physicians (ACEP) Scientific Assembly
Moscone Center
San Francisco, CA
Seeing Sound Waves - Ocular Ultrasound
The Nerve! Ultrasound-Guided Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks
11/2022
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium; Emergency Medicine Residency Weekly Didactics
Temecula Valley Hospital
Temecula, CA
Advanced Pulmonary Ultrasound
Medical Causes of Psychiatric Illness
Endocrine Emergencies
11/2022
Sound and Surf Ultrasound
Conference
Stone Brewery
San Diego, CA
Right Heart Ultrasound
MSK: Bones, Tendons, and Other Tiny Parts
12/2022
UHS So Cal Medical Education Consortium; Emergency Medicine Residency Weekly Didactics
Temecula Valley Hospital
Temecula, CA
Modern Management of Sepsis
Lectures from 2015 to 2021 available upon request.
Online Lectures
Online Lectures
Online Lectures
Online Lectures
Online Lectures
Online Lectures
2024
12/2024
Yale Emergency Medicine Residency
POCUS Education and My Transgender Journey
09/2024
ACEP Pediatric Section Webinar: Emerging Transgender Care Issues
Being Transgender - From an ED doc
09/2024
USACS DEIA Council presents A Seat at the Table. LGBTQ+: Provider & Patient Perspectives Q&A
My Experience as a Transgender Physician
03/2024
EMRAP EM Grand Rounds
Recorded live at EMRAP Studios
Los Angeles, CA
Procedure of the Month Topic: Pericardiocentesis
2023
July 5, 2023—EMRAP EM Grand Rounds Session.
Filmed Live at EMRAP Studios, Los Angeles, CA. Date: 07/2023
Ultrasound in Cardiac Arrest (video link)
08/2023
EMRAP EM Grand Rounds
August 2, 2023
Recorded Live At EMRAP Studios
Los Angeles, CA
03/2023
UCLA Emergency Medicine Residency Grand Rounds
Transgender Care in the ED
2022
02/2022
Butterfly Network Incorporated
Image Review Series, Episode 1
05/2022
University of Pennsylvania Department of Emergency Medicine, Ultrasound
Division
Presentation Design, Philadelphia, PA
06/2022
ACEP Pain Management and Addiction Medicine Section Webinar
Introduction to US Guided Regional Anesthesia in the Emergency Department. Irving, TX
06/2022
EMA Ultrasound Image Review Webinar
Co-hosted a webinar showing interesting/important cases for all of Emergent Medical Associates (EMA), a national emergency medicine group Temecula, CA
07/2022
UCLA Harbor Emergency Medicine Department, Ultrasound Fellowship
Los Angeles, CA
Volume Responsiveness
07/2022
Emergency Medicine Residency
Kaiser San Diego
San Diego, CA
Ocular Ultrasound
online Lectures from 2015 to 2021 available upon request.