Overview
Through the following components, board-certified physicians maintain Osteopathic Continuous Certification in the primary specialty of Anesthesiology.
To check your progress with OCC, please visit the AOA Physician Portal.
Active Licensure (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…
Lifelong Learning (Component 2) | Lifelong Learning/Continuing Medical Education
Component 2 of the Osteopathic Continuous Certification process requires recertifying physicians to pursue lifelong learning through continuing medical education. Read more…
Cognitive Assessment (Component 3) - General Anesthesiology | Cognitive Assessment
Requires provision of one or more psychometrically valid and proctored examinations that assess a physician’s specialty medical knowledge, as well as core competencies in the provision of health care. Read more…
Cognitive Assessment (Component 3) - Pain Management – Anesthesiology | Cognitive Assessment
Requires provision of one or more psychometrically valid and proctored examinations that assess a physician’s specialty medical knowledge, as well as core competencies in the provision of health care. Read more…
Practice Performance Assessment – PPA (Component 4) | Practice Performance Assessment & Improvement
Requires engagement in continuous quality improvement through comparison of personal practice performance measured against national standards for your medical specialty. Read more…