July 17, 2025
The Urgent Care Foundation is excited to introduce our new Board of Trustees as we continue our mission of enabling Urgent Care viability by educating and empowering the healthcare workforce, patients and payers.
2025-2027 Officers
New Trustees
And thank you to our Ex-Officio members Randy Johansen with the Urgent Care Association and Christopher Chao, MD with the College of Urgent Care Medicine for their continued support.
These leaders represent a diverse and forward-thinking group of professionals from across the Urgent Care landscape. Their combined expertise will be instrumental in expanding the Foundation’s reach and impact in the years ahead.
Please join us in welcoming the new team—and stay tuned for what’s next as we continue building a stronger future for Urgent Care.
Urgent Care has always been about fast, effective care, but it also needs to be about smart, sustainable care.
We’re proud to launch the Waste Reduction Program, a 12-month initiative designed to help Urgent Care centers reduce red bag/biohazard waste, track cost savings, and share results across the industry.
Participating organizations will be recognized in a published white paper and gain access to quarterly reporting tools to measure their impact.
Urgent Care medical leaders from across the country convened as the Clinical Advisory Group (CAG) met at The Assembly, July 12-14 in Phoenix, Ariz.
The group worked to identify and map out future initiatives in Balanced Clinician Productivity, Clinician Onboarding and Quality Metrics.
This event is a unique opportunity for UC clinicians and industry leaders to come together to brainstorm and strategize together- and walk away with a plan for the next year. The group with reconvene virtually in September, December and March. Specifics about the work accomplished and what is to come will be shared shortly. Thank you to all of our CAG members for your time and expertise, and to our sponsors for their incredible support.
Thank you to Lindsey Fish, MD for leading the group as chairperson over the last two years, and congratulations to Lyndsie Watkins, PA-C, FCUCM for being selected as the next CAG chair!
Accessing Urgent Care Compass just got easier!
Justin Bowles, MD, FCUCM
Justin Bowles, MD, FCUCM is a highly experienced family medicine physician and medical educator with extensive clinical, teaching and leadership roles in Urgent Care and family medicine. His career spans military service, serving underserved populations and leadership in medical education programs, notably developing a successful APP Urgent Care Fellowship. Dr. Bowles’ compassion and dedication is demonstrated through published research, teaching medical residents and his pivotal role in developing a successful Urgent Care fellowship program.
Mona McArdle, MD, FCUCM
Mona McArdle, MD, FCUCM has contributed significantly to the healthcare field and is currently serving at Valley Immediate Care in Medford, Oregon. Dr. McArdle has made impactful strides in medicine, benefiting countless patients and advancing medical practices within her community. Stepping up and volunteering when her community need her most, Dr. McArdle mobilized her centers in the early days of COVID and volunteered at a temporary medical station to help evacuees during the Almeda fires.
Congratulations to our new Fellows and thank you for your incredible work and contributions to the Urgent Care field of medicine.
Becoming a Fellow in the College of Urgent Care Medicine is open to NPs, PAs and physicians in Urgent Care medicine.
Urgent Updates are curated highlights of guidelines, reviewed by (and some directly coming from) Urgent Care clinicians. These highlights represent the actual intent of these articles and how they relate to the practice of Urgent Care medicine.
Thursday, August 7 – 12:00 p.m. CT/ 1:00 p.m. ET
Struggling to hit growth goals without risking patient privacy? This session will show you how the top urgent cares are doing it.
Today’s privacy-first landscape is changing how urgent care marketers drive growth. Disconnected data and rising ad costs make it harder than ever to convert clicks into patients. We’ll show you how leading urgent care groups are solving these challenges—and how you can, too.
Join us for a focused, fast-paced session packed with proven tactics and real-world examples.
You’ll Learn How To:
1. Break down data silos and unify your marketing data.
2. Track the full patient journey with HIPAA-compliant, first-party data
3. Maximize Ad ROI and budget by cutting underperforming ads
4. Build privacy-first, HIPAA-ready foundation for growth
Upon completion of this activity, participants will:
