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The concept of a specialty board was first proposed in 1908 by Dr. Derrick T. Vail. In 1916, ophthalmology became the first officially incorporated board. [2] The second specialty board, the American Board of Otolaryngology, was founded and incorporated in 1924. [3]
The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) is the representative member organization for the more than 197,000 osteopathic medical doctors and osteopathic medical students in the United States. The AOA is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois , and is involved in post-graduate training for osteopathic physicians.
The American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry (AOBNP) is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) and non-osteopathic (MD and equivalent) physicians who specialize in disorders of the nervous system (neurologists) and to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine and physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and ...
HFAP was established in 1943 by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), and began surveying hospitals in 1945. [3] Initially, HFAP provided osteopathic hospitals with accreditation ensuring osteopathic residents received appropriate training.
The board is one 18 medical specialty certifying boards of the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), [4] [5] and was established in 1942. As of December 2011, 1,082 osteopathic obstetricians and gynecologists held active certification with the AOBOG. [6]
The American Osteopathic Board of Dermatology (AOBD) is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) who specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of disorders of the skin (dermatologists).
The board is one of 18 medical specialty certifying boards of the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), [3] [4] and was established in 1954. The AOBPMR is one of two certifying boards for physiatrists in the United States.
The board is one 18 medical specialty certifying boards of the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), [2] and was established in 1972. As of April 2012, 6,344 osteopathic family physicians held active certification with the AOBFP. [3]