Joseph Donroe, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)Cards
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2026
Assessing Internist Competency in Point-of-Care Ultrasound Using the Entrustable Professional Activity Framework
Donroe J, Sofair A, Piro K, Restrepo D, Moore C, Slade M, Lu H, Green M. Assessing Internist Competency in Point-of-Care Ultrasound Using the Entrustable Professional Activity Framework. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2026, 1-9. PMID: 41840338, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-026-10309-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWorkplace-based assessmentCompetency assessmentAssessment instrumentsInternal medicineExpert panelBackgroundPoint-of-care ultrasoundEPA frameworkBackgroundPoint-of-carePoint-of-care ultrasoundEntrustable professional activities frameworkPOCUS competencyPOCUS educationFeasibility evidenceClinical skillsAcutely ill patientsStudy teamIM programsPOCUSUnique learnersAcademic sitesPoint-of-careResultsThe authorsObjectiveThe objectiveIll patientsClinical syndromeLung and Venous Excess Ultrasound Correlation With Intracardiac Pressures Before and After Decongestion in Critically Ill Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Jimenez J, Narula S, Callegari S, Argaiz E, Chen E, Arroyo R, Miao J, Feldman Z, Ali T, Donroe J, Miller P. Lung and Venous Excess Ultrasound Correlation With Intracardiac Pressures Before and After Decongestion in Critically Ill Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Critical Care Explorations 2026, 8: e1385. PMID: 41805782, PMCID: PMC12978832, DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary artery occlusion pressureAcute decompensated heart failureDecompensated heart failureRight atrial pressureCritically ill patientsRenal venous stasis indexHeart failurePulsatility fractionIll patientsIntracardiac pressuresLung ultrasoundHemodynamic monitoringPulmonary artery catheter placementIntracardiac filling pressuresCardiac filling pressuresLung ultrasound scoreMultiple organ dysfunctionArtery catheter placementPilot study of adultsArtery occlusion pressureCardiac intensive carePaired measurementsUltrasound correlationStudy of adultsCatheter placement
2025
Perspectives on Peer-to-Peer Learning Within the Physical Exam Course
Wride A, Swallow M, Talwalkar J, Donroe J. Perspectives on Peer-to-Peer Learning Within the Physical Exam Course. Medical Science Educator 2025, 1-4. DOI: 10.1007/s40670-025-02588-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecommendations for Addressing In-Hospital Substance Use From a National Delphi Consensus Process
Donroe J, Calcaterra S, Simon C, Weimer M, Huxley-Reicher Z, Puglisi L, Torres-Lockhart K, Hall O, Bhandary-Alexander J, Encandela J, Martin M. Recommendations for Addressing In-Hospital Substance Use From a National Delphi Consensus Process. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2528703. PMID: 40853657, PMCID: PMC12379083, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.28703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBest-practice recommendationsSubstance use disordersSubstance useDelphi processContent analysisDevelopment of consensus recommendationsEvidence-based careAdvanced practice cliniciansCategories of recommendationsDelphi consensus processSurvey studyConsensus recommendationsUse disorderEvidence-based wayPatient-centeredHospital policiesClinician expertsAddiction expertsMain OutcomesAuthor contactPatient autonomyConsultation teamContent analysis of commentsParticipant ageConsensus process
2024
Consensus on Physical Exam Maneuvers Taught During Undergraduate Medical Education: a Modified Delphi Approach
Swallow M, Wride A, Talwalkar J, Donroe J. Consensus on Physical Exam Maneuvers Taught During Undergraduate Medical Education: a Modified Delphi Approach. Medical Science Educator 2024, 35: 647-650. PMID: 40353016, PMCID: PMC12058556, DOI: 10.1007/s40670-024-02259-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical Reasoning: Perspectives of Expert Clinicians on Reasoning Through Complex Clinical Cases
Donroe J, Egger E, Soares S, Sofair A. Clinical Reasoning: Perspectives of Expert Clinicians on Reasoning Through Complex Clinical Cases. Cureus 2024, 16: e51696. PMID: 38313894, PMCID: PMC10838525, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.51696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplex clinical casesClinical casesExpert cliniciansPrimary care physiciansDiagnostic errorsClinical reasoningCare physiciansSemi-structured guideCore clinical skillsMost doctorsComplex casesPatient's bedsideStudy institutionPatient contextPhysiciansClinical skillsCliniciansClinical reasoning strategiesBedsideClinical reasoning skillsThematic analysis
2023
Clinical Examination of the Cranial Nerves
Gallagher B, Donroe J. Clinical Examination of the Cranial Nerves. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2023, 389: 1057-1058. PMID: 37703568, DOI: 10.1056/nejmc2309338.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersResponse to substance use during hospitalization: A survey study of current and ideal policies and practices
Huxley‐Reicher Z, Puglisi L, Tetrault J, Weimer M, Stellini M, Bhandary‐Alexander J, Thomas K, Donroe J. Response to substance use during hospitalization: A survey study of current and ideal policies and practices. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2023, 18: 829-834. PMID: 37475186, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital policiesAddiction medicine fellowshipsPatient-directed dischargeSubstance useCross-sectional studyWorse patient outcomesMajority of hospitalsAcute hospitalizationPatient outcomesUse of substancesPatient-centered policiesHospitalizationUS hospitalsLittle dataGraduate Medical EducationHospitalCliniciansAccreditation CouncilSurvey studyResponseCurrent practiceThe POCUS Imperative.
Biggerstaff S, Silver A, Donroe J, Dversdal R. The POCUS Imperative. Journal Of Graduate Medical Education 2023, 15: 146-149. PMID: 37139211, PMCID: PMC10150827, DOI: 10.4300/jgme-d-22-00247.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStrategies to Improve Teaching Point-of-Care Ultrasound at the Bedside
Donroe J, Soares S, Sofair A. Strategies to Improve Teaching Point-of-Care Ultrasound at the Bedside. Medical Science Educator 2023, 33: 577-581. PMID: 37261030, PMCID: PMC10226959, DOI: 10.1007/s40670-023-01772-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObservations of learnerCore clinical skillsBedside teachingMedical educatorsMedical educationGraduate levelClinical skillsModeling skillsTeachingTeaching pointsActual patient encountersPOCUS competencyLearnersSkillsPatient encountersCollective experienceMedical specialtiesTeachersEducatorsInstructorsEducationCompetenciesCare ultrasoundExperienceSpecialties
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Overview
Joseph Donroe, MD, MPH, specializes in the treatment of opioid addiction, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, and alcohol use disorder. He is the director of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for the internal medicine residencies and hospitalist program and the director of the Yale School of Medicine Physical Exam Course.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Donroe’s research interests include point-of-care ultrasound, medical education, addiction management, musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging, and healthcare worker support during COVID-19.
Dr. Donroe's work has been recognized through several awards, including the Yale/SRC Outstanding Inpatient Clinician Educator of the Year, the Tufts University Presidential Award for Citizenship and Public Service, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Fogarty/Ellison Overseas Fellowships in Global Health and Clinical Research, and the Charles W. Bohmfalk Teaching Award.
Dr. Donroe is an associate professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine.
Clinical Specialties
Addiction Medicine; General Internal Medicine; General Pediatrics
Board Certifications
Addiction Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Preventive Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2018
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- February 04, 2026Source: AAP Journals Blog
From Optional to Essential: A Call for POCUS training in PHM Fellowship
- June 06, 2025
Yale PA Online & PA Teams are Victorious at AAPA Conference
- March 21, 2025
Match Day 2025: Yale Internal Medicine Welcomes Incoming Residents
- May 27, 2024
Expert Clinicians Offer Perspective on Clinical Reasoning Strategies
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