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Certificates & Longevity

Certificates/Longevity

One certificate confirming certification, recertification or CAQ status is forwarded to the diplomat at no charge within four months of the approval date by the AOA’s Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists. 

Family practice certification certificates issued prior to March 1997 are not time-dated.  Certificates dated March 1997 and thereafter expire eight years from the issuance date.

CAQ certificates in addiction medicine and sports medicine are time-dated for ten years.  The CAQ certificate in Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine and the CAQ certificate in Geriatric Medicine is time-dated for ten years if issued after December 31, 1995.

All currently issued primary certification certificates will read 'certified in family practice and osteopathic manipulative treatment'.

Phone Numbers

Office:
(847) 640-8477

Recorded Information:
(800) 390-5801

E-mail:
aobfp@aobfp.org

Other Important Numbers:

AOA:
(800) 621-1773

ACOFP:
(800) 323-0794