American Osteopathic Association

American Osteopathic Association

Abbreviation	AOA
Formation	April 19, 1897 (1897-04-19)
Type	Professional association
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois
Location	United States
Coordinates	41°53′39″N 87°37′08″W / 41.8942°N 87.6190°W / 41.8942; -87.6190
Official language	English
President	Ira P. Monka, DO[1]
CEO	Kathleen S. Creason, MBA[2]
Website	osteopathic.org

Osteopathic medicine in the United States
Andrew Taylor Still (founder)
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The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) is the representative member organization for the more than 176,000 osteopathic medical doctors (D.O.s) and osteopathic medical students in the United States. The AOA is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and is involved in post-graduate training for osteopathic physicians. Beginning in 2015, it began accrediting post-graduate education as a committee within the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, creating a unified accreditation system for all DOs and MDs in the United States. The organization promotes public health, encourages academic scientific research, serves as the primary certifying body for D.O.s overseeing 18 certifying boards,^[3] and is the accrediting agency for osteopathic medical schools through its Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation. As of October 2015, the AOA no longer owns the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), which accredited hospitals and other health care facilities.

The AOA has held yearly conventions since its founding in 1897.^[4] The AOA also manages DOCARE International, a non-profit charitable organization. The AOA also publishes The DO, an online publication, and The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, a peer reviewed medical journal.