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Please Read…
A review of the following information may assist with your
inquiry concerning
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Certification Candidates – Submission of Questions
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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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SUBMISSION
OF QUESTIONS – OCTOBER 2010 CERTIFICATION CANDIDATES:
The postmark deadline
is August 31st for submission of questions from candidates
scheduled for the October 2, 2010 cognitive assessment portion of the
certification examination. It is
suggested that you retain a copy of the questions in the event that a follow
up mailing is necessary.
APPLICATION
FORMS:
The applications for
the Spring 2011 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 is Sept. 1 and the
initial postmark deadline date for the recertification application is Oct. 1.
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 will become effective with the Fall 2010 exam. The certification exam was already administered in that manner
in April 2010. Over two 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 5/13/2010
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