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Please Read…
A review of the following information may assist with your
inquiry concerning
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Application Forms
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Computerized testing
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Verification of Certification
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CME Hours to Maintain Certification
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APPLICATION
FORMS:
The applications for Fall
2010 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 is March 1 with a final postmark deadline of May 1.
COMPUTERIZED TESTING:
The AOBFP is implementing electronic testing with the Spring 2010
cognitive assessment portion of the certification exam to be given Saturday,
April 17th. The transition for the
recertification exam will become effective with the Fall 2010 exam. Several hundred regional test sites will
be identified within 75 miles for the majority of candidates.
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 1/12/2010
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