Expansion equips every student with handheld Butterfly iQ+ devices and integrates ScanLab™ training app across the four-year curriculum
BURLINGTON, Mass. & NEW YORK — November 10, 2025 — Butterfly Network, Inc. (“Butterfly”, “the Company”) (NYSE: BFLY), a digital health company transforming care with handheld, whole-body ultrasound and intuitive software, today published outcomes of the point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) elective program at Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCU-COM), a collaboration between Butterfly and KCU announced in October 2024. The strong results and overwhelming student enthusiasm has led to an expanded ultrasound curriculum at KCU into a four-year, 1:1 education model using Butterfly iQ+ devices and the ScanLab™ AI-powered training application.
The latest program advancement is the culmination of a three-phase implementation strategy launched in 2022. KCU first integrated Butterfly probes into clinical skills labs, then broadened access through the elective to deepen student engagement. After demonstrating measurable impact—including more than 7,000 scans reviewed and over 230 faculty hours saved—the university is now scaling POCUS training across all four years of medical education, beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year.
“The success of the elective program made expanding to a 1:1 model the clear next step,” said W. Joshua Cox, DO, FACOFP, Executive Dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Vice Provost for Medical Affairs at Kansas City University. “By integrating Butterfly’s technology and AI tools, we’re giving every student the access and training to build real ultrasound competency over four years. This partnership frees up faculty time to make scaling possible, prepares our graduates to enter residency confident in using POCUS from day one, and reinforces KCU as a destination for hands-on medical education.”
“KCU’s results prove that scaling ultrasound education isn’t just possible – it can redefine how future physicians are trained,” said Joseph DeVivo, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Butterfly Network. “Their leadership sets a new standard for institutions nationwide and underscores the transformative potential of Butterfly in medical education.”
This implementation at KCU represents a powerful blueprint for institutions seeking to modernize medical education. To learn more about how KCU scaled its program and achieved measurable impact, explore the full case study https://www.butterflynetwork.com/kcu-pocus-case-study.
Butterfly Network, Inc. (NYSE: BFLY) is a healthcare company driving a digital revolution in medical imaging with its proprietary Ultrasound-on-Chip™ semiconductor technology and ultrasound software solutions. In 2018, Butterfly launched the world’s first handheld, single-probe, whole-body ultrasound system, Butterfly iQ. The iQ+ followed in 2020, and the iQ3 in 2024, each with improved processing power and performance by leveraging Moore’s Law. The iQ3 earned Best Medical Technology at the 2024 Prix Galien USA Awards, a prestigious honor and one of the highest accolades in healthcare. Butterfly’s innovations have also been recognized by Fierce 50, TIME’s Best Inventions and Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas, among other achievements.
Butterfly combines advanced hardware, intelligent software, AI, services, and education to drive adoption of affordable, accessible imaging. Clinical publications demonstrate that its handheld ultrasound probes paired with Compass™ enterprise workflow software, can help hospital systems improve care workflows, reduce costs, and enhance provider economics. With a cloud-based solution that enables care anywhere through next-generation mobility, Butterfly aims to democratize healthcare by addressing critical global healthcare challenges. Butterfly devices are commercially available to trained healthcare practitioners in areas including, but not limited to, parts of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and South America; to learn more about available countries, visit: https://www.butterflynetwork.com/choose-your-country.
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