The AOA is a member association representing more than 67,000 osteopathic physicians (DOs). The AOA serves as the primary certifying body for DOs, and is the accrediting agency for all osteopathic medical colleges and health care facilities. There are many questions and concerns regarding the AOA and ACGME merger.

Understanding the Context

Please use the information compiled below to gain a solid understanding of what is occurring and what the overall process is before creating a "merger" thread. I have provided links to many documents and websites that... I will be in medical school next year, just wonder if there's any general selection criteria for AOA induction. Can't seen to search the term AOA, so here, let me type out alpha omega alpha and hope this thread become the future glowing beacon of search.

Key Insights

Simply put, is it very unfavorable to go to a school without AOA? I am in the process of narrowing down my choices, and a couple of the schools I have been accepted to - schools that I like very much - do not have AOA. They both have impressive match lists. Will I be at a disadvantage and... AOA and ACGME merged their training programs several years ago and the two AOA pain fellowships that existed prior decided not to seek ACGME certification.

Final Thoughts

Many AOA anesthesia residencies also dropped AOA accreditation once they got ACGME accreditation because it didn't add much value and was a hassle. How important is AOA really? My situation is so: Im currently in a grad program that has an associated medical school. Through this grad program I have...