American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists

Established in 1939, the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS) is a non-profit umbrella organization for 18 medical specialty boards in the United States. Along with the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), the AOABOS is one of three leading entities that oversees physician board certification in the United States. The AOABOS assists its Member Boards in developing and implementing educational and professional standards to evaluate and certify physician specialists.[2]

American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists
AbbreviationAOABOS
Formation1939[1]
TypeProfessional association
HeadquartersChicago, IL
Location
Official language
English
Chair
Raymond M. Depa, DO
Vice-Chair
Carolyn W. Quist, DO
Director, BOS Secretary
Jessica M. Seiler
WebsiteAmerican Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists

AOABOS is recognized by the key healthcare accreditation organizations as a primary equivalent source of physician board certification data on medical specialists for credentialing purposes.

History

The concept of a specialty board was first proposed in 1908 by Dr. Derrick T. Vail. In 1916, ophthalmology became the first officially incorporated board.[3] The second specialty board, the American Board of Otolaryngology, was founded and incorporated in 1924.[4] The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (1930) and the American Board of Dermatology and Syphilology (1932) followed. The AOABOS was organized in 1939 as the Advisory Board for Osteopathic Specialists for the certification of osteopathic physicians. The first medical specialty board part of the AOABOS was the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology.[2] In 1993, the Board of Trustees of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), through its agency, the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists, became the osteopathic certifying body.

Member boards

The following are the specialty certifying boards of the American Osteopathic Association:[5]

See also

References
  1. "Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (BOS) History and Structure". American Osteopathic Association. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  2. Ayres, RE; Scheinthal, S; Gross, C; Bell, EC (March 2009). "Osteopathic specialty board certification". The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. 109 (3): 181–90. PMID 19336771. Archived from the original on 2012-12-21. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  3. "Home". American Board of Ophthalmology. 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  4. "Home". American Board of Otolaryngology. 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  5. "AOA Specialty Certifying Boards". American Osteopathic Association. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
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