American Osteopathic Board
of
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Written Exam To Be Administered
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Annapolis, MD

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"When discussing your experience, one is often asked about board certification. Being able to say you are dual board certified by examination with both organizations has weight and suggests the breath of your skill and knowledge. Meeting with the PM&R doctors at the AOA convention is the fastest way to learn how physical medicine is really practiced. I found leaving the national DO meeting my practical knowledge was multiples of that from the Academy meetings. If one wishes to really learn physical medicine, the DO PM&R doctors are the experts and teachers." John Hart

142 East Ontario Street Chicago, IL 60611
Toll Free (800) 621-1773

Phone (312) 202-8226
Fax (312) 202-8224
www.aobpmr.org

Executive Director
Ellen Woods, M.S.C.
(312) 202-8109

Certification Specialists
Dorie Bridgeman
(312) 202-8122
Ellie Kraynak
(312) 202-8195

Eligibility Guidelines for AOBPMR Board Certification in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
To be eligible to receive certification from the AOA through the American Osteopathic Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
the applicant must meet all of the following minimum requirements:

• The applicant must be a graduate of an AOA accredited college of osteopathic medicine, holding the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy.
• The applicant must maintain an unrestricted license to practice in the state or territory where his/her practice is conducted.
• The applicant must be able to show evidence of conformity to the standards set forth in the Code of Ethics of the American Osteopathic Association.
• The applicant must have been a member in good standing of the American Osteopathic Association or the Canadian Osteopathic Association for a continuous period of at least two (2) years immediately prior to the date of certification.
• The applicant must have satisfactorily completed an internship of at least one (1) year in a hospital approved for intern training by the American Osteopathic Association, or by acceptable alternative pathways prescribed by the AOA.
• A period of not less than three (3) years of specialty training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation approved by the AOA shall be required subsequent to the required one (1) year of AOA approved internship. This training shall include but is not limited to specific requirements of training outlined in the Basic Standards of Residency Training in Physiatry as supplied by the Practice Affiliate with AOA approval. Alternately, the applicant may be an ABMS Certified DO seeking AOA certification under the appropriate alternative pathway who has received approval from the AOA.
• The applicant must practice as an Osteopathic Physiatrist for a period of at least one (1) full time year subsequent to the minimum three (3) years of residency training, or must have completed as acceptable one (1) year of full time fellowship training, or an acceptable combination of these, subsequent to the minimum three (3) years of residency training.