Overview
Through the following components, board-certified physicians maintain Osteopathic Continuous Certification in the primary specialties of Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine, and its subspecialties.
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, a U.S. territory, or Canada. Read more…
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…
Component 3 | Cognitive Assessment
Beginning in 2022, the AOBPa offers longitudinal assessment in the primary specialties of Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine. The subspecialty of Forensic Pathology will continue to have an OCC exam until longitudinal assessment is launched. 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. Read more…