Urgent Care Association Of America
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The Urgent Care Association (UCA) is a
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founded in 2004 and headquartered in Warrenville, IL,
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, which represents professionals working in urgent care centers in the
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and internationally.


Educational resources

UCA offers educational and
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resources including live
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s, convention recordings, and self-paced learning content through its online education portal, in addition to providing resources for starting a new urgent care center, provision of clinical care in the urgent care setting, and running a successful urgent care practice. UCA also holds an annual Convention in coordination with the College of Urgent Care Medicine. Additionally, UCA publishes Benchmarking Reports on emerging trends in the urgent care industry.


''Journal of Urgent Care Medicine''

The journal features columns on medical coding, legal aspects of urgent care, and occupational medicine matters.


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External links

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Journal of Urgent Care Medicine
{{authority control Medical associations based in the United States Medical and health organizations based in Illinois Organizations established in 2004 2004 establishments in Illinois Warrenville, Illinois