The American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology (AOBA) is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) who specialize in the administration of anesthetic agents and perioperative medicine (anesthesiologists). 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), and was established in 1956. As of December 2016, 650 osteopathic anesthesiologists held active certification with the AOBA.
The AOBA is one of two certifying boards for anesthesiologists in the United States. The other certifying authority is the American Board of Anesthesiology, a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties.
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History
From June 26, 1940 until the creation of the AOBA, the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery (AOBS) certified osteopathic anesthesiologists. In 1949, a group of 36 osteopathic anesthesiologists met in Detroit, Michigan to join together and form the American Society of Osteopathic Anesthesiologists (ASOA). The original six members of the ASOA Board of Governors were each certified in anesthesiology by the AOBS. In 1950, Crawford Esterline, DO invited all osteopathic anesthesiologists to join the ASOA, the "foundation for a separate college and certifying board in the future."
In 1952, the American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists (AOCA) received recognition by the American Osteopathic Association as a separate college; the records and assets of the ASOA were transferred to the fledgling college. During the 1955 AOCA meeting in Washington, DC on motion by B.H. Traven, DO, and unanimous vote by the members present, the Board of Governors moved to "request a separate Board of Certification in Anesthesiology."
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Board certification
Initial certification is available to osteopathic anesthesiologists who have successfully completed an AOA-approved residency in anesthesiology, two years of practice, and successful completion of written exams, oral exams, and clinical exams.
Board certified osteopathic anesthesiologists must participate in Osteopathic Continuous Certification every ten years to avoid expiration of their board certified status.
Osteopathic anesthesiologists may also receive Subspecialty Certification in Critical Care Medicine, Pain Management, and Pediatric Anesthesiology. The Subspecialty Certification must be maintained through the process of Osteopathic Continuous Certification every 10 years.
See also
- American Board of Anesthesiology
- American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists
- American Board of Medical Specialties
References
External links
- AOBA homepage
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