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COOK COUNTY PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATION WAS FOUNDED IN ORDER to ADDRESS RACIAL, POLITICAL & ECONOMIC PROBLEMS IN THE DELIVERY of MEDICAL CARE and EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY AS THEY IMPACT AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS REGION. AMONG THE GOALS of CCPA is THE DESIRE to INCREASE THE NUMBER of AFRICAN AMERICAN PHYSICIANS, AS THIS is ONE of THE CRITICAL ISSUES of THIS TIME BY DOING and OFFERING THE FOLLOWING SERVICES to ITS MEMBERS:1)FOSTER FAVORABLE ROLE MODELS2)PROVIDE ON-GOING EDUCATION and MENTORING of MINORITY PHYICIANS and STUDENT PHYSICIANS3)TO PROVIDE A NETWORK and SUPPORT for MINORITY PHYSICIANS and STUDENTS4)TO SET STANDARDS and GUIDELINES for QUALITY EDUCATION of MINORITY PHYSICIANS ON ALL LEVELS BY PROVIDING CONSULTATION to LOCAL MEDICAL SCHOOL FACULTIES and MONITORING for PROPER UTILIZATION and PLACEMENT of MINORITY PHYSICANS5) PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS for 8 MINORITY STUDENTS IN 2019