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Osteopathic Medicine: Associations & Organizations

TUC Library resources of osteopathic and manual medicine & free resources in osteopathic research and history

MEDICAL LICENSURE INFORMATION

American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) - The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), a not-for-profit organization, assists 24 approved medical specialty boards in the development and use of standards in the ongoing evaluation and certification of physicians.

Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)
The FSMB represents the 70 medical and osteopathic boards of the United States and its territories.

Medical Board of California
Licensing information for Physicians and Physician Assistants practicing in California.

National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME)
Organization for administration and testing for the osteopathic medical licensure exams (COMLEX Levels 1, 2 & 3)

Osteopathic Medical Board of California
To protect consumers and promote the highest professional standards in the practice of osteopathic medicine, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California licenses osteopathic physicians and surgeons.

Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons of California

Advancing, supporting, protecting the osteopathic profession in California.

OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS

American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO)

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)

American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (ACOEP)

American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP)

American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians of California (ACOFP-CA)

American College of Osteopathic Internists (ACOI)

American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOOG)

American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians (ACOP)
The official pediatric organization of the American Osteopathic Association.

American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (ACOS)

American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine (AOAAM)

American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics (AOAO)

American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine (AOASM)

American Osteopathic Association (AOA)

American Osteopathic Association of Prolotherapy Regenerative Medicine (AOAPRM)

American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists (AOCA)

American Osteopathic College of Dermatology (AOCD)

American Osteopathic College of Allergy and Immunology

American Osteopathic College of Occupational & Preventive Medicine (AOCOPM)

American Osteopathic College of Pathologists (AOCP)

American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AOCPMR)

American Osteopathic College of Proctology

American Osteopathic College of Radiology (AOCR)

American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF)
Supporting education, research, and promotion of the osteopathic profession. AOF is the philanthropic arm of the AOA.

American Osteopathic Society of Rheumatic Diseases

Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (AMOPS)

DOCARE International, founded in 1961, is a medical outreach organization dedicated to providing much-needed healthcare to indigent and isolated people in remote areas around the world.

 

European Federation of Osteopaths

Michigan Osteopathic Association

Osteopathic Center for Children and Families
Promoting excellence in osteopathic medicine and access to osteopathic health care for children, expanding training for osteopathic physicians and students, acting with leadership and integrity to promote a healthy community.

The Osteopathic Cranial Academy (OCA)
The OCA is a component society of the American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO).

Osteopathic European Academic Network

Based in Chicago, IL, the OIA represents more than 70 organisations from 27 countries on 5 continents and more than 110.000 osteopathic practitioners. The Alliance is the primary international organisation entrusted by the osteopathic profession to work for global osteopathic unity and to advocate for high quality osteopathic health care.

 

Osteopathic Medical Student Resources and Advice - From the Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents - Student Council of AACOM, this page contains a collection of OMS-polled resources on pre-clinical curricula, clinical core rotations, COMLEX & COMAT resources, Residency, and research and international opportunities.

Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons of California (OPSC)
OPSC is a chartered divisional society of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).

An honorary osteopathic service fraternity.