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| Abbreviation | AOBFP |
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| Formation | 1972[1] |
| Type | Professional |
| Headquarters | 142 E. Ontario St Chicago, IL |
| Coordinates | 41°53′37″N 87°37′25″W / 41.8935907°N 87.6235798°W |
Chairman | Joan Grzybowski, DO |
Vice Chairman | Kenneth Heiles, DO |
| Website | aobfp.org |
Formerly called | 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]
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