Cook County Physicians Association

The Cook County Physicians Association (CCPA), which is the 111-year-old local society of the National Medical Association was founded in the same American environment in 1911. The state society is the Prairie State Medical Society (PSMS). CCPA and PSMS are in Region IV of NMA.

The Cook County Physicians Association was founded in order to address racial, political and economic problems in the delivery of medical care and education, especially as they impact African Americans. Among the goals of the Cook County Physicians Association is the desire to increase the number of African American physicians, as this is one of the critical issues of this time.