OCC Requirements
Longitudinal assessment is an annual requirement to maintain certification and is replacing the high-stakes exam OCC requirement. To complete Component 3 requirements for Osteopathic Continuous Certification in Geriatric Medicine, a physician must participate annually in Longitudinal Assessment.
Component 1: Active Licensure
To complete Component 1 requirements for Osteopathic Continuous Certification in the subspecialty of Geriatric Medicine, a physician must:
- Hold a valid, active license to practice medicine.
- Adhere to the AOA Code of Ethics.
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.
Geriatric Medicine is a subspecialty certification. As such, all subspecialty certificate holders must abide by the requirement of their primary certification board. There is no additional CME required to maintain a conjoint subspecialty certification.
Component 3: Cognitive Assessment
Launch of Longitudinal Assessment on CATALYST
Geriatric Medicine will no longer administer the traditional high-stakes exam taken by its diplomates to fulfill the Component 3 requirement of Osteopathic Continuous Certification (OCC). Diplomates will now be required to participate in the Geriatric Medicine Longitudinal Assessment (LA) to fulfill the Component 3 requirement of OCC. Diplomates will begin Longitudinal Assessment based on the following:
| Longitudinal Assessment (LA) Schedule | ||
|---|---|---|
| Expiration Year | Register for LA | Begin LA |
| 2024 |
Oct. 2023 |
2024 |
| 2025 |
Oct. 2024 |
2025 |
| 2026 |
Oct. 2025 |
2026 |
| 2027 |
Oct. 2026 |
2027 |
| 2028 |
Oct. 2027 |
2028 |
| 2029 |
Oct. 2028 |
2029 |
| 2030 |
Oct. 2029 |
2030 |
| 2031 |
Oct. 2030 |
2031 |
| 2032 |
Oct. 2031 |
2032 |
| 2033 |
Oct. 2024 |
2025 |
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 American Osteopathic Addiction Medicine Examination Committee requires all diplomates to follow the Component 4 requirements of their primary certifying board. Please contact your primary certifying board for more information.