Established in 1939, the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) is a
non-profit umbrella organization for 18
medical specialty boards in the
United States. Along with the
American Board of Medical Specialties (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
physician board certification data on
medical specialists for credentialing purposes.
History
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. The second specialty board, the
American Board of Otolaryngology
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, was founded and incorporated in 1924. The
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (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
osteopathic physicians. The first medical specialty board part of the AOABOS was the
American Osteopathic Board of Radiology.
In 1993, the Board of Trustees of the
American Osteopathic Association (AOA), through its agency, the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists, became the
osteopathic certifying body.
Member boards
The following are the specialty certifying boards of the American Osteopathic Association:
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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 ( ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians
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American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine
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American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 musculo ...
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American Osteopathic Board of Pathology
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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 ...
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American Osteopathic Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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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 ...
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American Osteopathic Board of Proctology
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American Osteopathic Board of Radiology
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American Osteopathic Board of Surgery
See also
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American Board of Medical Specialties
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American Board of Physician Specialties
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Residency (medicine)
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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), t ...
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