This is the home page of the American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology.

The American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology is the certifying board for anesthesiology and is dedicated to establishing and maintaining high standards for certification of osteopathic physicians in the practice of anesthesiology and other related subspecialties. The AOBA seeks to ensure that the physicians it certifies demonstrate expertise and competence in the field of anesthesiology. The AOBA is committed to delivery of quality healthcare to all patients by working with the AOA Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (BOS) in the enhancement and continuous improvement of our certification process.
Please mark your calendars for these important dates and deadlines for 2013.


April 12-14, 2013
Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists Meeting
Chicago O' Hare Hilton

August 15, 2013
Application Deadline for Clinical, 
CAQ Pain Management Certification and 
the OCC Cognitive Assessment Examinations

August 17, 2013
Written Examination, CAQ Pain Management Certification and the OCC Cognitive Assessment Examinations
Crowne Plaza Tulsa Southern Hills Hotel in Tulsa, Oklahoma

September 21, 2013
Oral Examination
Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.

September 22-25, 2013
AOCA 61st Annual Convention
Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.

November 1-3, 2013
Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists Meeting
Chicago O' Hare Hilton
The Board has been busy at the start of the year with the unveiling of the OCC process and the deadlines for the examination applications for our certification candidates.

​We have also begun the initial stages in the development of a CAQ in Pediatric Anesthesiology. The application will be presented for approval at the upcoming Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists meeting in Chicago on April 12-14th, 2013. I wish to thank all of our diplomates who agreed to help on this project as it moves forward.

Secondly, I wish to let all those diplomates with time-dated certificates, to get in your application for the OCC process as some components have time limits for their completion. Please check the transition graph in the OCC section of this website.

Finally, for those already entered in the OCC process, the second study module for this year has been placed on the website. The module deals with ethical issues in Anesthesiology and is a required module for the completion of OCC.

If anyone has any questions, please feel free to contact myself or Jessica Seiler, AOA Certification Specialist. 

Fraternally,
Bryan Simms, D.O., F.A.O.C.A.
Chairman, AOBA

Posted 4/2/2013