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Through the following components, board-certified physicians maintain Osteopathic Continuous Certification in the primary specialty of Neurology and Psychiatry and the subspecialties of Child\/Adolescent Neurology, Child\/Adolescent Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurophysiology.<\/p>\n

Osteopathic Continuous Certification (OCC) is a process in which AOA board-certified physicians 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.<\/p>\n

Learn more about your OCC requirements<\/a>, and check your progress with OCC on your AOA Physician Portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The following four components must completed during each OCC three-year cycle:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Through the following components, board-certified physicians maintain Osteopathic Continuous Certification in the primary specialty of Neurology and Psychiatry and the subspecialties of Child\/Adolescent Neurology, Child\/Adolescent Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurophysiology. Osteopathic Continuous Certification (OCC) is a process in which AOA board-certified physicians can maintain currency and demonstrate competency in their specialty area. 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