About the AAUCM

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Smiling DoctorsThe American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine (AAUCM) is the leading society for physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners practicing Urgent Care Medicine. Urgent Care Medicine is defined as provision of immediate medical service (no appointment necessary) offering outpatient care for the treatment of acute and chronic illness and injury. Urgent Care Medicine requires a broad, comprehensive fund of knowledge to provide such care. Urgent Care Medicine concentrates on the evaluation and treatment of acutely arising conditions in all age groups. Urgent care specialists often first diagnose chronic conditions, generally with referrals to primary care physicians. 


Did You Know?


  • The AAUCM, in cooperation with the American Medical Association, was successful in having "UCM" (Urgent Care Medicine) established as a Self-Designated/Practice Specialty code by the AMA.
  • The AAUCM is the only Urgent Care organization represented in the Specialty and Service Society of the American Medical Association.
  • The AAUCM is the only urgent care organization that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide our own CME.
  • The AAUCM is a member of the Alliance for CME.
  • The American Board of Urgent Care Medicine (ABUCM), the certifying body of the AAUCM, is the only organization in the U.S. functioning to certify properly qualified candidates in the specialty of Urgent Care Medicine.  
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