Overview
Through the following components, board-certified physicians maintain Osteopathic Continuous Certification in the primary specialties of Aerospace Medicine, Occupational/Environmental Medicine, and Public Health/Community Medicine.
To check your progress with OCC, please visit the AOA Physician Portal.
Component 1 | Active Licensure
AOA board-certified physicians must hold a valid, active license to practice medicine in one of the 50 states. Read more…
Component 2 | Lifelong Learning/Continuing Medical Education
Component 2 of the Osteopathic Continuous Certification process requires time-limited physicians to pursue lifelong learning through continuing medical education. Read more…
Component 3 | Cognitive Assessment
To complete Component 3 requirements for Osteopathic Continuous Certification in the primary specialties of Aerospace Medicine, Occupational/Environmental Medicine, and Public Health/Community Medicine, a physician must pass a written examination once per 10-year OCC cycle. Read more…
Component 4 | Practice Performance Assessment & Improvement
Component 4 requires physicians to engage in continuous quality improvement through comparison of personal practice performance measured against national standards for their medical specialty. The AOBPM requires candidates to complete one PPA module in each 10-year OCC cycle. Read more…