University Physicians, Inc. (UPI) coordinates and supports the clinical activities of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. We employ over 1,000 non-physician staff who support the clinical practices of our faculty. Our staff provides administrative support functions such as business development, finance, human resources, information technology, compliance, legal affairs, practice operations support, and reimbursement management.

The core UPI functions include the following:

• Developing certain common practice standards
• Collecting and reporting statistical and financial data
• Contracting with payers

The University of Maryland School of Medicine has approximately 1,000 full-time faculty members involved in teaching, research, and clinical practice. UPI has 22 professional associations that represent distinguished physicians in over 40 specialties and subspecialties. Our physicians' clinical schedules accommodate approximately 600,000 patient visits per year, and we produce annual revenues from clinical activity in excess of $100 million.