The American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology (AOBA) is an organization that provides
board certification
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Certification bodies
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to qualified
Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) who specialize in the administration of
anesthetic
An anesthetic (American English) or anaesthetic (British English; see spelling differences) is a drug used to induce anesthesia — in other words, to result in a temporary loss of sensation or awareness. They may be divided into two ...
agents and
perioperative medicine
Perioperative medicine is the medical care of patients from the time of contemplation of surgery through the operative period to full recovery. Perioperative care may be provided by an anesthesiologist, Intensivist, an internal medicine generali ...
(
anesthesiologists). The board is one 16
medical specialty
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certifying boards of the
approved by the
American Osteopathic Association
The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) is the representative member organization for the more than 176,000 osteopathic medical doctors (D.O.s) and osteopathic medical students in the United States. The AOA is headquartered in Chicago, Illinoi ...
(AOA), and was established in 1956. As of October 2019, 720 osteopathic anesthesiologists held active certification with the AOBA. Currently 85 Diplomates have subspecialty certification in Pain Management, 13 in Critical Care Medicine, and 20 in Pediatric Anesthesiology.
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Since its inception, approximately 1,200 physicians have achieved primary certification in anesthesiology.
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The AOBA is one of two certifying boards for anesthesiologists in the United States. The other certifying authority is the
American Board of Anesthesiology
The American Board of Anesthesiology sets standards and exams for the accreditation of Board certified anesthesiologists coming to the end of their residency. It is one of the 24 medical specialty boards that constitutes the American Board of M ...
, a member board of the
American Board of Medical Specialties
Established in 1933, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is a non-profit organization which represent 24 broad areas of specialty medicine. ABMS is the largest physician-led specialty certification organization in the United States ...
.
History
From June 26, 1940 until the creation of the AOBA, the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery (AOBS) certified osteopathic anesthesiologists. In 1949, a group of 36 osteopathic anesthesiologists met in
Detroit, Michigan
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to join together and form the American Society of Osteopathic Anesthesiologists (ASOA). The original six members of the ASOA Board of Governors were each certified in anesthesiology by the AOBS. In 1950, Crawford Esterline, DO invited all osteopathic anesthesiologists to join the ASOA, the "foundation for a separate college and certifying board in the future."
In 1952, the American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists (AOCA) received recognition by the American Osteopathic Association as a separate college; the records and assets of the ASOA were transferred to the fledgling college. During the 1955 AOCA meeting in Washington, DC on motion by B.H. Traven, DO, and unanimous vote by the members present, the Board of Governors moved to "request a separate Board of Certification in Anesthesiology."
Board certification
Initial certification is available to
osteopathic
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Osteopathic manipulation is the core set of techniques in ...
anesthesiologists who have successfully completed an AOA-approved
residency
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in anesthesiology, two years of practice, and successful completion of written exams, oral exams, and clinical exams.
Board certified osteopathic anesthesiologists must participate in Osteopathic Continuous Certification every ten years to avoid expiration of their board certified status.
Effective June 1, 2019, all AOA specialty certifying boards implemented an updated continuous certification process for osteopathic physicians, called “(OCC)”, and are required to publish the requirements for OCC in their basic documents. The following components comprise the updated OCC process:
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* Component 1: Licensure. AOA board-certified physicians must hold a valid, active license to practice medicine in one of the 50 states or Canada.
* Component 2: Lifelong Learning/Continuing Medical Education. A minimum of 75 CME credits in the specialty area of certification during each 3-year cycle. Of these 75 specialty CME credits, 18 of these CME hours must be AOA Category 1-A CME. The remaining 57 hours will have broad acceptance of specialty CME. Physicians holding one or more subspecialty certifications must earn a minimum of 15 specialty credits (25% of the requirements for primary specialty certification) in each subspecialty area during each CME cycle.
* Component 3: Cognitive Assessment: AOBA board-certified physicians must complete the online cognitive assessment every 3 years to maintain compliance with OCC.
* Component 4: Practice Performance Assessment and Improvement. Attestation of participation in quality improvement activities. View the Attestation Form by logging in with your AOA credentials to the Physician Portal on the AOA website. Completion of Practice Performance Assessment (PPA). To view more information on how to submit a PPA, visit the AOBA website.
Osteopathic anesthesiologists may also receive Subspecialty Certification in
Critical Care Medicine
Intensive care medicine, also called critical care medicine, is a medical specialty that deals with seriously or critically ill patients who have, are at risk of, or are recovering from conditions that may be life-threatening. It includes pro ...
,
Pain Management
Pain management is an aspect of medicine and health care involving relief of pain (pain relief, analgesia, pain control) in various dimensions, from acute and simple to chronic and challenging. Most physicians and other health professionals pr ...
, and
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until the ...
. The Subspecialty Certification must be maintained through the process of Osteopathic Continuous Certification every 10 years.
Effective July 1, 2020, allopathic (MD) physicians may apply for certification by the AOBA.
See also
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American Board of Anesthesiology
The American Board of Anesthesiology sets standards and exams for the accreditation of Board certified anesthesiologists coming to the end of their residency. It is one of the 24 medical specialty boards that constitutes the American Board of M ...
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American Board of Medical Specialties
Established in 1933, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is a non-profit organization which represent 24 broad areas of specialty medicine. ABMS is the largest physician-led specialty certification organization in the United States ...
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Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is the body responsible for accrediting all graduate medical training programs (i.e., internships, residencies, and fellowships, a.k.a. subspecialty programs) for physicians in the ...
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Anesthesiology organizations
Osteopathic medical associations in the United States
Organizations established in 1956
Medical and health professional associations in Chicago