On February 26, 2014, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) announced the formation of a Single …

The 5 year transition period for American Osteopathic Association (AOA) training programs
to apply for and receive Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) …

COMMENTARY medicine most clearly flows from the four osteopathic tenets that are central
to the definition of osteopathy. These tenets, codified by Dr Andrew Taylor Still, are universal …

O steopathic medicine's long history is deeply woven into the fabric of primary care in the
United States. Since its humble beginnings in 1892 to its current training scope, involving …

Since the inception of the osteopathic medical profession, there has been a continued
internal dialogue within its ranks—and to a lesser extent an external dialogue with the public …

Osteopathic medicine has made great strides over the past three decades. It has achieved
national parity with the allopathic profession by being recognized as equal at every level of …

Sophisticated high-stakes licensure and specialty certification maintenance examinations
are educational requirements in osteopathic medicine. Passing the Comprehensive …

As noted, a key outcome of January's Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Medical Education
Summit was the profession's clear recognition of the importance of having complete …

The number of colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs), osteopathic medical students, and
osteopathic physicians in practice has been consistently growing since the 1960s. In recent …

Association (AOA), the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM),
and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) agreed to a single …