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Many Physician Leaders in Urgent Care Medicine Get Certified by the BCUCM

Urgent care medicine is one of the fastest growing-specialties in the United States healthcare industry. Increasingly, patients are relying on urgent care clinics for rapid access to healthcare professionals, and largescale urgent care businesses are becoming more commonplace than ever. As a result of increasing competition, the need for board certification in Urgent Care medicine has never been greater. That’s ...

The Numerous Benefits to Becoming Board Certified in Urgent Care

If you are a physician who works in urgent care, or you are considering a future in this rapidly growing segment of healthcare, consider the many benefits to becoming board certified in Urgent Care Medicine through the Board of Certification in Urgent Care Medicine (BCUCM). At the American Board of Physician Specialties®, we developed the BCUCM to standardize the core ...

Recognition for Urgent Care Physicians

At the Board of Certification in Urgent Care Medicine (BCUCM), a member board developed by the American Board of Physician Specialties®, we offer board certification to highly qualified primary care physicians who have extensive experience in Urgent Care medicine. This rapidly growing specialty has become increasingly popular with patients throughout North America. By becoming board certified in this area of ...

Urgent Care Physicians: Stand Out from the Crowd

As urgent care medicine continues to grow in popularity, physicians who have dedicated themselves to the specialty are increasingly looking for ways to distinguish themselves from the competition, and one excellent way to do this is by pursuing board certification through the Board Certification in Urgent Care Medicine (BCUCM), a member board of the American Board of Physician Specialties®. Board ...

An Urgent Message: Owners of Urgent Care Centers Who Want to Differentiate their Practice Should Require their Medical Directors be Board Certified

If you own an urgent care center and are looking for a practical way to differentiate your clinic from the competition, encouraging your medical director to become board certified in urgent care medicine is an effective solution. At the American Board of Physician Specialties, we recognize the increasingly significant role that urgent care centers play in American healthcare, and we ...

What is Urgent Care Medicine and When Should You Use it?

Urgent care medicine is a specialty that focuses on providing patients with convenient and affordable treatment for their non-life-threatening injuries and illnesses. All across the country, urgent care centers are bridging the gap between primary and emergency care, providing patients with access to high quality, physician-led treatment when the need arises. These medical centers are a particularly sensible alternative for ...

What is Board Certification in Urgent Care Medicine (BCUCM)?

As urgent care centers begin to proliferate in the United States, it has become more important than ever for physicians who practice this emerging specialty to be held to well-established standards for patient treatment. The Board of Certification in Urgent Care Medicine (BCUCM) allows practicing urgent care physicians to show that they meet or exceed those standards by demonstrating a ...

Exploring Urgent Care Medicine as a Second Career

As emergency department visits have increased year to year, the demands faced by Emergency Medicine physicians have become more difficult to handle. Simultaneously, an ongoing physician shortage means fewer healthcare providers are being forced to cope with greater patient demand. That is a formula for burnout, so it is no wonder an increasing number of Emergency Department physicians are considering ...

How Physicians Board Certified in Urgent Care Medicine Help Shape the Future of the Specialty

As urgent care becomes more prevalent, it is incumbent upon those who practice this emerging specialty to take an active hand in shaping its future. As of 2013, there were more than 9,000 urgent care centers in the United States, with an average of more than 350 weekly visitors per center. That translates to 160 million visits annually. Clearly, a ...

Why Urgent Care Physicians Should Consider Board Certification through the BCUCM

As urgent care clinics have proliferated in the United States, more and more physicians have gravitated toward this emerging medical field. To meet that need, the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) developed the Board of Certification in Urgent Care Medicine (BCUCM), the only recognized body that offers urgent care physicians the opportunity to earn board certification in that specialty. ...

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Patient Care Is Our Priority

On October 18, 2007, President George W. Bush released Homeland Security Presidential Directive 21 (HSPD-21), calling on our nation, among other initiatives, to “collectively support and facilitate the establishment of a discipline of disaster health”. It is a great testament to the wisdom and foresight of the American Board of Physician Specialties that it immediately set to work and created, within the short span of only one year, an educational blueprint and set of certification examinations, both written and oral, for a new subspecialty of disaster medicine—and it is why I chose to be part this vital initiative and this wonderful organization. This is but one of the many innovative programs initiated by the American Board of Physician Specialties over the years, and why I am proud to support its work on behalf of our nation’s public health.

Art Cooper, MD

Disaster Medicine

When the American Board of Physician Specialties offered to host the American Board of Integrative Medicine, ABPS became a landmark organization working to move medicine into the twenty first century. Certifying physicians who have completed rigorous academic training in Integrative Medicine ensures that the field of Integrative Medicine will continue to develop academically, clinically, and professionally. The leadership of ABPS continues to impress me - they are diligent in constantly innovating to provide certifications for physicians who want to advance their careers and their areas of expertise. I am honored to be a part of this organization.

Ann Marie Chiasson, MD

Integrative Medicine

There are many ways board certification advances a physician career. ABPS Board examination verifies your accuracy, precision, and reflects your mastery of your residency training verifying your expertise. ABPS Board certification demonstrates your level of expertise beyond your practice experience, primary education degrees, and training which are necessary for insurance reimbursement and practice privilege requirements. Attaining your ABPS Board Certification will clarify your purpose, secure your practice growth, and expand into leadership positions. Board certification can serve as an indication of a physician’s commitment to medicine, beyond the minimal standards and competency of training, their measurement to quality of care, and attaining an award for excellence.

Chris Kunis MD

Internal Medicine

When I think historically, advancement in medicine and patient safety and care has been driven by the diversity of people and scientific thought. That’s what I found at the ABPS and more. For over 60 years that is just who we are. I found a physician certifying body that provides a choice and voice to all physicians ensuring that patients are always placed first.

Jerry Allison, MD

Emergency Medicine

When I decided to pursue a full time role as a physician executive it was important to me to obtain additional professional training, education and work experience. Board certification through the ABPS in Administrative Medicine is validation of my efforts and a demonstration of dedication to professional development. We need more physicians to become full time health care executives, knowing there is a board certification option in Administrative Medicine encourages physicians to take the leap from full time clinical practice to healthcare organizational leadership.

Richard Paula, MD

Administrative Medicine

The American Board of Physician Specialties has provided me with the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of internal medicine through board certification. As a hospitalist, board certification is an expected credential, and hospitals recognize the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) as one of the three standard credentialling bodies for Internal Medicine. Additionally, the ABPS has helped me develop leadership skills as a Board member and Committee Chairperson. ABPS has also helped me sharpen critical thinking skills as a test question developer and reviewer. The Allopathic (MD) and Osteopathic (DO) physicians in the ABPS are lifelong learners and frequently pursue multiple board certifications. I enjoy the camaraderie of my peers in ABPS.

Loren Jay Chassels, DO

Internal Medicine