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Established in 1939, the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) is a
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for 18
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boards in the
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. Along with 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 ...
(ABMS) and the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the AOABOS is one of three leading entities that oversees physician board certification in the United States. The AOABOS assists its Member Boards in developing and implementing educational and professional standards to evaluate and certify physician specialists. AOABOS is recognized by the key healthcare accreditation organizations as a primary equivalent source of
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data on
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s for credentialing purposes.


History

The concept of a specialty board was first proposed in 1908 by Dr. Derrick T. Vail. In 1916,
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became the first officially incorporated board. The second specialty board, the
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, was founded and incorporated in 1924. The
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (abbreviated ABOG) is a non-profit organization that provides board certification for practicing obstetricians and gynecologists in the United States and Canada. It was founded in 1927, incorporated ...
(1930) and the American Board of Dermatology and Syphilology (1932) followed. The AOABOS was organized in 1939 as the Advisory Board for Osteopathic Specialists for the certification of
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. The first medical specialty board part of the AOABOS was the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology. In 1993, the Board of Trustees of the
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(AOA), through its agency, the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists, became the
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certifying body.


Member boards

The following are the specialty certifying boards of the American Osteopathic Association: *
American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology The American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology (AOBA) is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) who specialize in the administration of anesthetic agents and perioperative medicine ( ...
*
American Osteopathic Board of Dermatology 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 (dermatolo ...
*
American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine The American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine (AOBEM) is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine who specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of acutely ill patients with advan ...
* American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians * American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine * American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry *
American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine The American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (AOBNMM) is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) in the medical specialty of neuromusculoskeletal medicine. The AOBN ...
*
American Osteopathic Board of Nuclear Medicine The American Osteopathic Board of Nuclear Medicine (AOBNM) is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) who specialize in the use of radioactive substances in the diagnosis and treatment ...
*
American Osteopathic Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology The American Osteopathic Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AOBOG) is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) who specialize in the care of the female reproductive tract and children ...
*
American Osteopathic Board of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology The American Osteopathic Boards of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AOBOO) is a joint organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) who specialize in the medical and sur ...
*
American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery The American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery (AOBOS) 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 muscul ...
* American Osteopathic Board of Pathology *
American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics The American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics (AOBP) is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of medical diseases in infants, children, a ...
* American Osteopathic Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation *
American Osteopathic Board of Preventive Medicine The American Osteopathic Board of Preventive Medicine (AOBPM) is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) who specialize in aiding patients in the prevention of injury or disease ( preve ...
*
American Osteopathic Board of Proctology The American Osteopathic Board of Proctology (AOBPR) 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 anus, colon, a ...
* American Osteopathic Board of Radiology *
American Osteopathic Board of Surgery The American Osteopathic Board of Surgery (AOBS) is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) who specialize in the use of surgery to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of disease (surge ...


See also

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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 ...
* American Board of Physician Specialties *
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Fellowship (medicine) A fellowship is the period of medical training, in the United States and Canada, that a physician, dentist, or veterinarian may undertake after completing a specialty training program (residency). During this time (usually more than one year), ...


References


External links


Page for the specialty boards at the Official AOA SiteList of Specialty boards
{{American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists Osteopathic medical associations in the United States Medical and health professional associations in Chicago