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3 unusual facts about American Osteopathic Association


American Academy of Emergency Medicine

Active membership is open to all physicians who have completed an emergency medicine residency approved by either the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA).

Maintenance of Certification

Maintenance of Certification (MOC) is the process of allegedly keeping physician certification up-to-date through one of the 24 approved medical specialty boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) as well as some of the medical specialty boards of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

The college is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) and by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.


Cardiothoracic anesthesiology

After satisfactory completion of an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) accredited one year internship in either internal medicine or surgery and a three year residency program in all subspecialties of Anesthesiology, formal advanced training in Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology is available via a one year fellowship.


see also

Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Anderson Society: William G. Anderson D.O., first African-American member of the American Osteopathic Association Board of Trustees, former President of the AOA, and leader of the Albany Movement.