Fostering clinical leadership and quality through the promotion of medical education
Purpose
The Urgent Care College of Physicians (UCCOP) is a 501 (c)(3) Corporation member organization incorporated in the State of Illinois. It is organized to foster clinical leadership and quality through the promotion of evidence-based clinical practice, research, competencies, clinical response, and the development, dissemination, and curation of medical education. Additionally, it is focused on advancing the specialty of Urgent Care medicine, including the pursuit of Urgent Care medicine as a specialty.
It accomplishes its purpose by:
- Medication Stewardship: Antibiotic, Opioid, Steroid
- Hosting and leading the Clinical Response Committee (CRC)
- Promotion/ participation/ publication of Urgent Care clinical research
- Active pursuit of Urgent Care medicine as a specialty
- Encouraging and supporting the development of physician-based post-graduate fellowships
- Hosting the annual Clinical Consortium and supporting its charter and initiatives.
- Developing and updating clinical competencies in Urgent Care medicine
- Developing clinical best practices
- Supporting and promoting Urgent Care medicine education.
Our Mission
Our mission is to advance the specialty of Urgent Care medicine through research, education, clinical leadership, and support of Urgent Care physicians.
Professional Memberships
UCCOP: All physician members (MDs, DOs) of UCA will automatically be granted membership for both CUCM and UCCOP.
CUCM: All physicians, PAs and NPs who are members of UCA are automatically granted membership in CUCM.