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A
review of the following information may assist with your inquiry concerning
- Application Forms
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Computerized testing
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Verification of Certification
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CME Hours to Maintain Certification
OR
APPLICATION
FORMS:
The applications for
the Fall 2012 examinations may be downloaded from this website. Click on 'enter site'
above and then select 'Certification Requirements and Apps' from the blue
section at the top of the home page. The initial postmark deadline date
for the certification application and the recertification application is April
1, with a final postmark deadline of June 1 for both exams.
COMPUTERIZED TESTING:
The
AOBFP has implemented electronic testing for the certification and recertification
cognitive assessment portion of the exams.
The transition for the recertification exam became effective with the Fall 2010
exam. The certification exam was
already administered in that manner in April 2010. The Geriatric Medicine CAQ exam will be
administered electronically beginning in March 2012.
The OMT Performance Evaluation will continue to require
the attendance of the certification or recertification candidate at one of
the convention sites, the AOA convention in the Fall or the ACOFP convention
in the Spring.
VERIFICATION
OF CERTIFICATION:
To
obtain a 'physician profile', contact the AOA Information Association at
(800)621-1773. The profile is the official form for verification of
certification awarded by the American Osteopathic Association.
CME HOURS TO MAINTAIN CERTIFICATION:
Certified
physicians in family practice and osteopathic manipulative treatment are
required to maintain a total of 150 CME hours, 30 hours more than the 120 hour
AOA membership requirement. Thirty
(30) of the 150 hours must be in category 1-A to meet the AOA requirement.
Fifty
(50) of the required 150 CME hours for the three-year cycle must be
documented in the primary specialty area of family practice and OMT. Following is a listing of the
classification of hours that may apply toward the primary specialty –
CME Activity
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Hrs.
Applicable Toward 50 Hr. Primary Specialty Requirement
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1. AOA Annual
Scientific
Seminar
&
Convention
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All credit hours up to 50 are applicable to the
specialty.
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2. AIDS Seminars
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All credit hours up to 5 for both osteopathic and
allopathic AIDS seminars.
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3. Risk
Management
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All credit hours up to 5 for both osteopathic and
allopathic risk management courses.
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4. Ethics
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None
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5. Specialty College
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All credit hours up to 50 hours; including state ACOFP
mtgs.
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6. AOA State Society
Seminar
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Up to 25 of the applicable credit hours.
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7. Medical
Journals and
Home Study Courses
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All credits up to 20 for journals and home study courses
for both osteopathic and allopathic organizations.
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8. Exhibits –
Commercial
and
Scientific
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All credit hours up to 5
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9. ACCME Courses
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All credit hours up to 25
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10. Teaching
&
Preceptorship
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All credit hours up to 25
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11. Standardized
Life
Support Courses
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All credit hours up to 5
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12. Clinical Exams,
Recertification Exams, and CAQs
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All credit hours up to 15:
- All
CAQs
- Passing
recertification exams
- Developing
test construction exams meetings
No specialty CME credit hours granted for administering
clinical exams. 1-B Credit
(osteopathic) or 2-B Credit (allopathic) credit is awarded toward
membership hours required, but not toward specialty credit.
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13. Publications
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All up to 15 hours
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14. Healthcare
Facility
Meetings
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No specialty credits are granted
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15. Hospital
Inspections
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No specialty credits are granted
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16. Acute Care
Hospital
Programs
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All up to 25 hours
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17. COM Seminars
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All up to 25 hours
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18. Osteopathic
Foundations Seminars
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All up to 25 hours
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The AOA
Department of CME has begun to designate on the current individual activity
reports the hours applicable to the primary specialty area.
Posted 1/20/2012
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