AOA Category 1-A Credit for Osteopathic Specialists/Subspecialists

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AOA Category 1-A Credit for Osteopathic
Specialists/Subspecialists

• Jeffrey S. Grove, D.O., FACOFP
• Vice-Chair
• AOA Council on CME

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120 Credit Hours / 3 Year Cycle

• Within these 120 hours. . . .
• 30 Category 1-A credit hours to maintain
  AOA
  membership
• 50 Specialty-accepted CME credits to
  maintain specialty certification

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Philosophy of Category 1-A Credits

• Should be about maintaining excellent and
  meaningful CME for the AOA Member!

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Some Major Ways How Members Get AOA Category 1-A
Credits
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. . .Major Ways continued
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. . .Major Ways continued
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Why was this passed???

• . . . Due to continuing complaints from AOA
  Members who perceive they do not have relevant,
  geographically located, quality CME

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The Future of this Resolution Depends on You!

• . . . Phased out through the sunset provision???
• . . .Renewed through extending it later??
• . . .Higher threshold of certificate holders??