American Osteopathic Association

American Osteopathic Association
AbbreviationAOA
FormationApril 19, 1897 (1897-04-19)
TypeProfessional association
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois
Location
Coordinates41°53′39″N 87°37′08″W / 41.8942°N 87.6190°W / 41.8942; -87.6190
Official language
English
President
Teresa A. Hubka, DO[1]
CEO
Kathleen S. Creason, MBA[2]
Websiteosteopathic.org
Osteopathic medicine in the United States
Andrew Taylor Still (founder)

The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) is the representative member organization for the more than 197,000 osteopathic medical doctors (D.O.s) and osteopathic medical students in the United States. The AOA is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and is involved in post-graduate training for osteopathic physicians. Beginning in 2015, it began accrediting post-graduate education as a committee within the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, creating a unified accreditation system for all DOs and MDs in the United States. The organization promotes public health, encourages academic scientific research, serves as the primary certifying body for D.O.s overseeing 18 certifying boards,[3] and is the accrediting agency for osteopathic medical schools through its Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation. As of October 2015, the AOA no longer owns the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), which accredited hospitals and other health care facilities.

The AOA has held yearly conventions since its founding in 1897.[4] The AOA also manages DOCARE International, a non-profit charitable organization. The AOA also publishes The DO, an online publication, and The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, a peer-reviewed medical journal.

  1. ^ "About Us: Leadership & Policy". American Osteopathic Association. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  2. ^ "AOA Interim Chief Executive Officer: Kathleen S. Creason, MBA". American Osteopathic Association. AOA. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  3. ^ "American Osteopathic Association Names Daniel Williams, DO, Vice President of Certifying Board Services". American Osteopathic Association. 20 November 2017. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Annual Conventions and Meetings of the AOA". AOA. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2012.