American Osteopathic Board of Surgery
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| leader_name = David Dellinger, D.O., FACOS
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| leader_name3 = Christopher Pfeifer, D.O., FACOS, FACS
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The American Osteopathic Board of Surgery (AOBS) is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) who specialize in the use of surgery to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of disease (surgeons). The board is one 18 medical specialty certifying boards of the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).{{cite web|title=AOA Specialty Certifying Boards|url=https://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/development/aoa-board-certification/Pages/aoa-specialty-boards.aspx|publisher=American Osteopathic Association|accessdate=25 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601001928/http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/development/aoa-board-certification/Pages/aoa-specialty-boards.aspx|archive-date=1 June 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} As of 2011, 1,279 osteopathic physicians held active certification with the AOBS.{{cite journal|last=Ayres |first=Ronald E |first2=S |last2=Scheinthal |first3=C |last3=Gross |first4=E |last4=Bell |title=Changes to Osteopathic Specialty Board Certification |journal=Journal of the American Osteopathic Association |date=April 2012 |volume=112 |issue=4 |pages=226–231 |url=http://www.jaoa.org/content/112/4/226.full.pdf+html |accessdate=26 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304171457/http://jaoa.org/content/112/4/226.full.pdf%2Bhtml |archivedate=4 March 2016 }} The AOBS is one of two certifying boards for surgeons in the United States; the other certifying board is the American Board of Surgery of the American Board of Medical Specialties.{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/bme/privilege/gensurgery.pdf |title=Application for Privileges General Surgery |author= |work=Privilege Criteria |publisher=New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners |accessdate=20 April 2013}} Fellows of the AOBS are eligible for full membership in major U.S. surgical societies such as the American College of Surgeons (ACS)[https://www.facs.org/member-services/join/fellows/fellowreq ACS: Fellows' membership applications] and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.{{cite web |url=http://www.sts.org/membership/apply-membership/candidate-membership |title=Candidate Membership |author= |year=2013 |work= |publisher=The Society of Thoracic Surgeons |accessdate=20 April 2013}} Board certified surgeons of the AOBS are also eligible for membership in the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery.{{cite web|url=http://asmbs.org/become-a-member/ |title=Become a Member |year=2013 |work=Why Join the ASMBS? |publisher=American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery |accessdate=20 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423235007/http://asmbs.org/become-a-member/ |archivedate=23 April 2013 }}
Board certification
Initial certification is available to osteopathic physicians who have successfully completed an AOA-approved surgical residency, and successfully completed the required written and oral exams.
Recertification became mandatory in 1997. Before this time, the initial board certification was permanent and recertification was not required. Since 1997, diplomates the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery requires osteopathic surgeons to renew their certification every ten years to avoid expiration of their board certified status.{{cite web|url=http://www.castleconnolly.com/resources/osteopathic.cfm|title=Medical Boards: Osteopathic |author= |year=2012 |work= |publisher=Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. |accessdate=24 September 2012}}
Osteopathic surgeons may also receive primary board certification in the following areas:{{cite web|title=Specialties & Subspecialties|url=http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/development/aoa-board-certification/Pages/specialty-subspecialty-certification.aspx|publisher=American Osteopathic Association|accessdate=25 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813083503/http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/development/aoa-board-certification/Pages/specialty-subspecialty-certification.aspx|archive-date=2015-08-13|url-status=dead}}
- General Surgery
- Neurological Surgery
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery
- Urological Surgery
- General Vascular Surgery
Osteopathic surgeons may also receive Certification of Added Qualifications in surgical critical care. The Certification of Added Qualifications must be maintained through the process of recertification every 10 years.
In order for an osteopathic physician to be board-certified in any specialty, they must be AOA members, pay certification fees, and complete at least 120 hours of continuing medical education in a three-year period.{{cite web|title=Certification of Osteopathic Physicians |url=http://www.osteopathic.org/osteopathic-health/about-dos/do-certification/Pages/default.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130113043744/http://www.osteopathic.org/osteopathic-health/about-dos/do-certification/Pages/default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 January 2013 |publisher=American Osteopathic Association |accessdate=25 August 2012 }}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.aobs.org/ AOBS homepage]
- [http://www.osteopathic.org/ American Osteopathic Association]
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Category:Osteopathic medical associations in the United States
Category:Organizations established in 1940