Articles - Urgent Care
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. ...