American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine

American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine
AbbreviationAOBIM
Formation1942
TypeProfessional
HeadquartersChicago, IL
Coordinates36°08′15″N 96°00′17″W / 36.1376°N 96.0048°W / 36.1376; -96.0048
Chairman
Beckie Michael, D.O.
Vice Chairman
Ingrid Brown, D.O.
Secretary-Treasurer
Kevin DeBoer, D.O.
Websitecertification.osteopathic.org/internal-medicine/

The American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine (AOBIM) is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) who specialize in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease in adults (internists). The board is one of 18 medical specialty certifying boards of the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),[1] and was established in 1942. As of December 2011, 3,072 osteopathic internal medical physicians held active certification with the AOBIM.[2]

  1. ^ "AOA Specialty Certifying Boards". American Osteopathic Association. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  2. ^ Ayres, Ronald E; Scheinthal, S; Gross, C; Bell, E (April 2012). "Changes to Osteopathic Specialty Board Certification". Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. 112 (4): 226–231. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2012.