Doing an MD residency have to join AOA?

[sylvanthus]

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Ive been receiving notices from the AOA trying to get me to sign up and also stating I need to have my residency director fill out some mysterious form. Do I need to have this form filled out and/or keep up my AOA membership? Or can I just shred everything the AOA sends me from here on out?

 

[pianoman511]

Ive been receiving notices from the AOA trying to get me to sign up and also stating I need to have my residency director fill out some mysterious form. Do I need to have this form filled out and/or keep up my AOA membership? Or can I just shred everything the AOA sends me from here on out?

If you plan on practicing in an AOA state (i.e. PA, MI, etc) where you will need to go through res 42 to have your intern year approved before getting licensed in the states then you need to be an AOA member. If not, shred away.

 

[DrWBD]

Ive been receiving notices from the AOA trying to get me to sign up and also stating I need to have my residency director fill out some mysterious form. Do I need to have this form filled out and/or keep up my AOA membership? Or can I just shred everything the AOA sends me from here on out?

Even if you don't practice in a state that requires an AOA-approved internship, it still might be a good idea to get the Resolution 42 exemption anyway. This requires you to be a member in good standing of the AOA until your petition is approved. Once that is done, it's up to you whether to maintain that membership.

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

You could always join, pretend you're a believer in the ghost of A.T. Still and work your way to the top and then reveal to them all that you're actually Dolan. But seriously, how long does it take to get elected/ work your way up to a high board?

 

[Doctor Bob]

Even if you don't practice in a state that requires an AOA-approved internship, it still might be a good idea to get the Resolution 42 exemption anyway. This requires you to be a member in good standing of the AOA until your petition is approved. Once that is done, it's up to you whether to maintain that membership.

That's what I did. I wasn't sure where I was going to end up after the military, or what the regulations would be in any given state at that time, so I got the exemption after internship year and ever since I've been tossing the AOA envelopes into the trash.

 

[Bacchus]

You could always join, pretend you're a believer in the ghost of A.T. Still and work your way to the top and then reveal to them all that you're actually Dolan. But seriously, how long does it take to get elected/ work your way up to a high board?

If you haven't started, it's too late.

 

[sylvanthus]

Ahh thanks guys, maybe ill join for intern year, get the exemption even though I don't intend to work in the 4-5 states it is required in, then drop the AOA membership.

I do find it funny that I have gotten no less than 2 emails and 2 letters and now some spam phone calls which very well could be people calling on behalf of the AOA (I will answer tomorrow and find out) in the last couple weeks.

Its like being in the bloody mafia, there is no escape.

 

[pianoman511]

Ahh thanks guys, maybe ill join for intern year, get the exemption even though I don't intend to work in the 4-5 states it is required in, then drop the AOA membership.

I do find it funny that I have gotten no less than 2 emails and 2 letters and now some spam phone calls which very well could be people calling on behalf of the AOA (I will answer tomorrow and find out) in the last couple weeks.

Its like being in the bloody mafia, there is no escape.

Trust me, the letters and emails will continue (even with different colors as it becomes obvious you will not give them money).