* No longer issued
** Certification in Family Practice and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
In July 1999, the Board of Trustees of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) approved a change in the name of general certification in family practice from the American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice (AOBFP) to "Family Practice and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment."
The AOBFP is one of the 18 certifying boards recognized by the AOA's Board of Trustees through the AOA's Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists. This change in nomenclature was made to accurately reflect that this board certification examination process has included assessment of skills and knowledge in osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) and that the standards for residency training in family practice in the osteopathic profession also have included OMT as a specific component.
Effective after July 1, 1999, general certification issued from AOBFP will be "Family Practice and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment." Physicians who have general certification in family practice and whose certificates are dated before July 1, 1999 have the option of requesting reissuance of their certificates with the new nomenclature.
In July 2011, the Board of Trustees of the AOA approved a change in the name of general certification in family practice from the American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice (AOBFP) to "Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment."
*** Available only to diplomates of other AOA boards.
**** Available to diplomates of other AOA boards.