Connect the Docs, January 31
January 27, 2015
Are you an osteopathic physician practicing in the Tucson area? If so, join us for Connect the Docs, an osteopathic physician networking and informational event. These events are a great way to get involved with the Foundation, network with your fellow southern Arizona DOs, and reconnect with colleagues.
The next Connect the Docs will take place on Saturday, January 31 from 3:30 - 5:00 pm at Yard House (Park Place Mall), 5870 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85711.
Click here to view the featured discussion material on Osteopathic Continuous Certification as a PDF or read it below.
For more than two decades the TOMF has been a local resources for quality CME. Each year, TOMF offers almost 40 hours of AOA Category 1A CME credit presented through our Annual Southwestern Conference on Medicine Primary Care Update. You can satisfy your Arizona state licensure CME requirement and much of your AOA membership CME requirement right here in Tucson with little to no travel expense and minimal down time from your practice. As you plan for the final year of the AOA Osteopathic Continuous Certification 2013-2015 Cycle we hope you will consider participating in TOMF's upcoming CME offerings:
1. 24th Annual Southwestern Conference on Medicine
April 23-26, 2015
32 AOA Category 1A Credits
JW MArriott Starr Pass and Spa
Registration available here.
2. 4th Annual Southwestern Conference on Medicine Primary Care Update
Infectious Disease Focus Conference
October 24, 2015
6 AOA Category 1A Credits
Good News!
Previous AOA policy dictated that no more than 25 of the 50 required specialty credits per three year cycle may come from osteopathic foundation seminars, state society seminars, college of medicine seminars or acute care hospital programs. This specialty credit cap has been removed for 2015!
Some Other CME Requirement Reminders
In order to maintain a license to practice osteopathic medicine in the state of Arizona, osteopathic physicians are required to obtain 20 hours of CME per year. Of that, at least 12 hours must be 1A credit provided by a Category 1 CME sponsor like TOMF. No more than 8 hours may be provided by an accredited AMA or ACCME provider and certified as AMA PRA Category 1 credit.
Category 1A Credit is granted for live programs provided by Category 1 CME sponsors. Category 1B is granted for programs of a more casual nature (online, teaching, writing) provided by Category 1 CME sponsors. Category 2A is granted for live programs sponsored by non-AOA accredited providers. Category 2B is granted for programs of a more casual nature (online, teaching, writing) sponsored by non-AOA accredited providers.
AOA recertifying physicians must fulfill 120 hours of CME credit during each three year CME cycle. 150 hours are required for the American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice, the American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine, and the American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology. The 120/150 hours may include a variety of credit levels (1A, 1B, 2A, 2B) but must include at least 30 1A credits and 50 specialty credits in primary specialties. 
For physicians holding certifications of added qualification (CAQs), a minimum of 13 credits must be earned at the level of the CAQ. At least 15 credits must be earned in the primary certification.
Practice Performance Assessment and Improvement is the only new component in the osteopathic continuous certification process. Physicians must engage in continuous improvement through comparison of personal practice performance measured against national standards in their medical specialty.
Specialty certifying board contact information is attached and also available at www.osteopathic.org. Please contact your specialty board for complete details about eligibility for certification, requirements for maintaining certification, or recertification. Other questions may be directed to certification@osteopathic.org.
| CERTIFYING BOARD | PRIMARY CERTIFICATION | CERTIFICATION OF SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS (CSQ) | CERTIFICATION OF ADDED QUALIFICATIONS (CAQ) |
| Anesthesiology Claire Barnes, Certification Manager,142 E. Ontario St., Chicago, IL 60611, (800) 621-1773, ext. 8279 aoba2@osteopathic.org www.aobanes.com | Anesthesiology | None offered | Addiction Medicine* Critical Care Medicine Pain Management |
| Dermatology Renee Herron, Administrator, P.O. Box 493, Kirksville, MO 63501, (660) 349-9666, execdirector@aobd-derm.org www.aobd-derm.org | Dermatology | None offered | Dermatopathology MOHS-Micrographic Surgery |
| Emergency Medicine Josette Fleming, Executive Director, 8765 W. Higgins Rd., Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60631, (773) 724-3161, Fax (773) 724-3162 aobem@aol.com www.aobem.org | Emergency Medicine | None offered | Emergency Medical Services |
| Family Physicians
| Family Medicine and OMT** | None offered | Addiction Medicine* |
| Internal Medicine Gary L. Slick, DO, Executive Director, 1111 W. 17th St., Tulsa, OK 74107, (918) 561-1267 admin@aobim.org www.aobim.org | Internal Medicine | Allergy/Immunology | Addiction Medicine |
| Neurology & Psychiatry Sandy Elcock, Administrative Assistant, 2730 S. Val Vista Dr., #146, Gilbert, AZ 85296, (480) 650-3206 aobnp@att.net www.aobnp.org | Neurology | Child/Adolescent | Addiction Medicine |
| Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine | Neuromusculoskeletal | None offered | Sports Medicine |
| Nuclear MedicineJennifer Hausman, Certification Manager, 142 E. Ontario St., Chicago, IL 60611, (800) 621-1773, ext. 8102 aobnm@osteopathic.org www.aobnm.org | Nuclear Medicine* | None offered | Nuclear Cardiology* |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology Mary Cameron, Certification Manager, 142 E, Ontario St., Chicago, IL 60611, (800) 621-1773, ext. 8271 aobog@aobog.org www.aobog.org | Obstetrics & Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology Surgery* | Gynecologic Oncology | None offered |
| Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology Alvin D. Dubin, DO, Executive Director; Debra Bailey, Administrative Director, 4764 Fishburg Rd., Suite F, Huber Heights, OH 45424, | Ophthalmology | None offered | Otolaryngic Allergy Sleep Medicine |
| CERTIFYING BOARD | PRIMARY CERTIFICATION | CERTIFICATION OF SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS (CSQ) | CERTIFICATION OF ADDED QUALIFICATIONS (CAQ) |
| Orthopedic Surgery Barbara Sharp, Executive Director, 800 Military St, Suite 800, Port Huron, MI 48060, (877) 982-6267 bsharp@aobos.org www.aobos.org | Orthopedic Surgery | None offered | Hand Surgery |
| Pathology Jennifer Hausman, Certification Manager, 142 E. Ontario St., Chicago, IL 60611, (800) 621-1773, ext. 8102 aobpa@osteopathic.org www.aobpath.org | Laboratory Medicine
| Forensic Pathology | Blood Banking/ Transfusion Medicine* |
| Pediatrics Claire Barnes, Certification Manager, 142 E. Ontario St., Chicago, IL 60611, (800) 621-1773, ext. 8109 aobp@osteopathic.org www.aobp.org/index.cfm | Pediatrics | Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine | Sports Medicine |
| Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Ellen Woods, Executive Director, 142 E. Ontario St., Chicago, IL 60611, (800) 621-1773, ext. 8195 aobpmr@osteopathic.org www.aobpmr.org | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | None offered | Sports Medicine |
| Preventive Medicine Ellen Woods, Executive Director, 142 E. Ontario St., Chicago, IL 60611, (800) 621-1773, ext. 8195 aobpm@osteopathic.org www.aobpm.org/index.cfm | Preventive Medicine/Aerospace Medicine | None offered | Occupational Medicine**** |
| Proctology Jennifer Hausman, Certification Manager, 142 E. Ontario St., Chicago, IL 60611, (800) 621-1773, ext. 8102 proctology@osteopathic.org www.aobpr.org | Proctology | None offered | None offered |
| Radiology Erin Maulsby, Certification Manager, 119 E. 2nd St., Milan, MO 63556, (660) 265-4011 erin@aobr.net www.aobr.org | Diagnostic Radiology
| Radiation Therapy* | Body Imaging* |
| Surgery Alvin D. Dubin, DO, Executive Director; Debra Bailey, Administrative Director, 4764 Fishburg Rd., Ste. F, Huber Heights, OH 45424, (800) 782-5355 info@aobs.org www.aobs.org | Surgery (general) | None offered | Surgical Critical Care |
* No longer issued
** Certification in Family Practice and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
*** Available only to diplomates of other AOA boards
**** Available to diplomates of other AOA boards