American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians explained

American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians
Abbreviation:AOBFP
Formation:1972[1]
Type:Professional
Headquarters:142 E. Ontario St Chicago, IL
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Joan Grzybowski, DO
Leader Title2:Vice Chairman
Leader Name2:Kenneth Heiles, DO
Website:aobfp.org
Former Name:American Osteopathic Board of General Practitioners

The American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians (AOBFP) is an organization that provides board certification to qualified osteopathic physicians (D.O.) who specialize in delivering comprehensive primary care for patients of all ages, genders, and addressing all parts of the body (family physicians). 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]

Board certification

Initial certification is available to osteopathic family physicians who have successfully completed an AOA-approved residency in family medicine, two years of practice, successful completion of written and oral exams, and chart review.

Voluntary recertification was first offered in Fall 1994, and mandatory recertification began in March 1997.[4] Before this time, the initial board certification was permanent and recertification was not required. Since March 1997, if a physician does not recertify every nine years, their board certification status expires.[5] [6]

Osteopathic family physicians may also receive Certification of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in the following areas:[7] [8]

The Certification of Added Qualifications must be maintained through the process of recertification every 10 years.

For an osteopathic physician to be board-certified in any specialty, they must be AOA members, pay certification fees, and complete at least 120 hours of continuing medical education in a three-year period.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Ayres . RE . Scheinthal, S . Gross, C . Bell, EC . Osteopathic specialty board certification. . The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association . March 2009 . 109 . 3 . 181–90 . 19336771 . https://archive.today/20121221010133/http://www.jaoa.org/content/109/3/181.long . dead . 2012-12-21 . 13 September 2012 .
  2. Web site: AOA Specialty Certifying Boards. American Osteopathic Association. 25 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120601001928/http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/development/aoa-board-certification/Pages/aoa-specialty-boards.aspx. 1 June 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  3. Ayres . Ronald E . S . Scheinthal . C . Gross . E . Bell . Changes to Osteopathic Specialty Board Certification . Journal of the American Osteopathic Association . April 2012 . 112 . 4 . 226–231 . 26 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304171457/http://jaoa.org/content/112/4/226.full.pdf%2Bhtml . 4 March 2016 .
  4. Web site: Welcome to AOBFP.ORG. AOBFP. 25 August 2012.
  5. Web site: Certificates/Longevity . AOBFP . 25 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101230145850/http://www.aobfp.org/cert-long/index.html . 30 December 2010 .
  6. Web site: Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians Society. POMA. 25 August 2012.
  7. Web site: Board Certification . American College of Family Physicians . 25 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121121100146/http://www.acofp.org/CME_Center/Board_Certification/ . 21 November 2012 .
  8. Web site: Specialties & Subspecialties. American Osteopathic Association. 25 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150813083503/http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/development/aoa-board-certification/Pages/specialty-subspecialty-certification.aspx. 2015-08-13. dead.
  9. Web site: Medical Boards: Osteopathic . 2012 . Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. . 24 September 2012.
  10. Web site: Osteopathic Certification . American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine . 20 September 2012.
  11. Web site: Certification of Osteopathic Physicians . https://archive.today/20130113043744/http://www.osteopathic.org/osteopathic-health/about-dos/do-certification/Pages/default.aspx . dead . 13 January 2013 . American Osteopathic Association . 25 August 2012 .

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