A. Be a graduate of an AOA
accredited college of Osteopathic Medicine.
B. Possess a valid or unrestricted
license to practice in the state or territory where his/her practice
is conducted with a valid, unrestricted license.
C. Be able to document evidence
of conformity to the standards set forth in the Code of Ethics of
the American Osteopathic Association.
D. Be a member in good standing
of the American Osteopathic Association or the Canadian Osteopathic
Association for two (2) years immediately preceding the date of certification.
E. Satisfactorily complete
an AOA approved internship.
F. Completed a period of
two (2) years of AOA approved training in emergency medicine following
the required one (1) year of internship provided the residency training
was initiated prior to July 1, 1989.
Candidates completing ACGME residency training must have training
approved by the AOA through the re-entry process. Candidates should
contact the department of postdoctoral training at the AOA. See Section
IV.
Candidates initiating residency
training on or after July 1, 1989, must have satisfactorily completed
three (3) years of approved AOA training in emergency medicine following
the required one (1) year of internship. In lieu of this requirement,
the Board makes the following modification:
Applicants must have practiced
in an Emergency Medicine Service approved by the Evaluating Committee
of the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians on a
full-time basis* for seven (7) consecutive years, which must have
been initiated prior to July 1, 1986 and concluded immediately prior
to making application for the certification examination. This eligibility
criteria will no longer be in effect or accepted after November
1, 2004.
*Full-time practice is an
average of thirty-six (36) hours per week in the practice of emergency
medicine, including emergency medicine clinical practice in a 24 hour
designated emergency facility, Emergency Medicine administration and/or
teaching, and Emergency Medical Service related activity.
G. Applicants must continue
the practice of emergency medicine while completing the certification
examination process.
H. Applicants successfully
completing an AOA approved emergency medicine residency program will
be eligible to complete the certification examination process after
evidence of one (1) year of practice in emergency medicine, or one
year of subspecialty training which directly relates to the practice
of Emergency Medicine, upon approval by the Board.
I. Applicants having successfully
completed an AOA approved dual residency program in Emergency Medicine
and other specialties will be eligible to enter the certification
process upon completion of both programs and complete the certification
process after evidence of one year of practice in Emergency Medicine.
J. Following satisfactory
compliance with prescribed requirements for examination, applicants
shall be required to pass appropriate examinations planned to evaluate:
an understanding of the scientific basis of problems involved in emergency
medicine, the familiarity with current advances in emergency medicine,
the possession of sound judgement, and a high degree of skill in the
diagnostic and therapeutic procedures involved in the practice of
emergency medicine.
1) Oral, written and clinical
examinations shall be conducted and required for each applicant.
The practical or clinical examination shall be conducted after completion
of the required year of practice, unless waived by the Board.
2) Members of the Board
shall review and participate in the grading of each written, oral,
and clinical examination.
K. A description of the method
of conducting the examination is formulated in the Board's Regulations
and Requirements, and provision for re-examination is determined.
L. Applicants for examination
for certification are required to file a completed application which
shall set forth qualifications for examination as stated in paragraphs
A through I in Section 1 of this article. The procedure for filing
applications is set forth in the Regulations and Requirements of the
Board.
Section 2 Subject to the recommendation of the Bureau and the approval
of the AOA Board of Trustees, the AOBEM may require such further training
and/or practice in each of the fields coming under its jurisdiction,
as in its judgement such field may require, provided the additional
requirements for each field are clearly set forth in the Regulations
and Requirements of the Board. Additions to training and/or practice
requirements shall be effective one (1) year subsequent to the announcement
of such change.
