Overview
Through the following components, board-certified physicians maintain Osteopathic Continuous Certification in the subspecialty of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
Osteopathic Continuous Certification (OCC) is a process in which board certified DOs can maintain currency and demonstrate competency in their specialty area. The goals for OCC are to provide certified physicians with a process to continually assess and improve their skills and to assure patients and the public that certified physicians are being assessed through reliable and valid measures.
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
Conjoint certifications are subspecialty certifications. As such all Hospice and Palliative Medicine certificate holders must abide by the requirement of their primary certification board. Read more…
Component 3 | Cognitive Assessment
To complete Component 3 requirements for Osteopathic Continuous Certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, a physician must pass a written examination once per 10-year OCC cycle. Read more…
Component 4 | Practice Performance Assessment & Improvement
The Conjoint Committee of Hospice and Palliative Medicine does not require component 4 until 2019. Read more…