American Osteopathic Board of Pathology explained

American Osteopathic Board of Pathology
Abbreviation:AOBPa
Formation:1943[1]
Type:Professional
Headquarters:Chicago, Illinois, IL
Leader Title:Chair
Leader Name:Gregory McDonald, D.O.
Leader Title2:Vice-Chair
Leader Name2:Alan F. Henke, D.O.
Leader Title3:Secretary-Treasurer
Leader Name3:Karen P. Kantor, D.O.

The American Osteopathic Board of Pathology (AOBPa) is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) who specialize in the diagnosis and characterization of disease in patients following thorough examination of biopsies and/or bodily fluids (pathologists).[2]

Background

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),[3] [4] and was established in 1974. As of December 2011, 55 osteopathic pathologists held active certification with the AOBPa.[5] In addition to fellows of the American Board of Pathology, board certified osteopathic pathologists are eligible for admission to the College of American Pathologists and to the American Society for Mohs Surgery.[6] [7]

Certification

To become board certified in pathology, candidates must have completed an AOA-approved residency in pathology. Additionally, candidates must have successfully completed the required clinical, oral, and written exams.[8] Since 1995, board certified osteopathic pathologists must renew their certification every ten years to avoid expiration of their board certification status.[8] [9] The AOBPa oversees examination of candidates in the areas of anatomic pathology, dermatopathology, forensic pathology, and laboratory medicine. Additionally, the AOBPa provides a Certificate of Added Qualifications in dermatopathology and a Certificate of Special Qualifications in forensic pathology.[8] [10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About AOBPa . 2010 . American Osteopathic Board of Pathology . 17 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130731150627/http://aobpath.org/about.html . 31 July 2013 .
  2. Web site: An Introduction to Pathology . University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria . 2011 . University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine . 17 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140717201435/http://peoria.medicine.uic.edu/departments___programs/Pathology/introduction_to_pathology# . 2014-07-17 . dead .
  3. Web site: AOA Specialty Certifying Boards . American Osteopathic Association . 17 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120601001928/http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/development/aoa-board-certification/Pages/aoa-specialty-boards.aspx#. 2012-06-01. dead.
  4. Web site: American Osteopathic Board of Pathology . 2011 . Health Workforce Information Center . 15 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193022/http://www.hwic.org/experts/details.php?id=3122 . 29 October 2013 .
  5. 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 . 17 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304171457/http://jaoa.org/content/112/4/226.full.pdf%2Bhtml . 4 March 2016 .
  6. Web site: Forensic Pathology . 2012 . College of American Pathologists . 18 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024014623/http://www.cap.org/apps/cap.portal?_nfpb=true&cntvwrPtlt_actionOverride=%2Fportlets%2FcontentViewer%2Fshow&_windowLabel=cntvwrPtlt&cntvwrPtlt%7BactionForm.contentReference%7D=committees%2Fforensic%2Fforensicpath_index.html&_state=maximized&_pageLabel=cntvwr . 24 October 2012 . dead .
  7. Web site: Fellow Member . American Society for Mohs Surgery . 18 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121028230950/http://www.mohssurgery.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3301 . 28 October 2012 .
  8. Web site: Application Handbook . 2012 . American Osteopathic Board of Pathology . 17 September 2012 .
  9. Web site: Recertification . https://archive.today/20130224134052/http://www.aobpath.org/Recertification.html . dead . 24 February 2013 . American Osteopathic Board of Pathology . 17 September 2012 .
  10. Web site: Specialties & Subspecialties. American Osteopathic Association. 17 September 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.

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