sage2007 said:
By the way, just because you get the AOA approaval doesn't mean you get licensed by the state. I was talking to my DME this week and he told us being AOA certified and licensed by the state are two ddifferent things. Many people get the AOA approval via the resolution but board certification is really hard to get. As a m matter of fact, he sat on some board licensure meetings and they rejected a couple of people. Sorry to burst your bubble like my bubble was burst. But if you dont plan to live in those 5 states, dont worry about it.
Here is what the Michigan Osteopathic Board says:
R 338.102 Licensure by examination.
Rule 2. (1) An applicant for licensure by examination shall submit a
completed application on a form provided by the department, together with
the requisite fee. In addition to meeting the requirements of the code and
the administrative rules promulgated pursuant thereto, an applicant for
licensure by examination shall meet all the requirements of this rule.
(2) The applicant shall have completed the requirements for a degree in
osteopathic medicine from a school of osteopathic medicine approved by the board.
(3) The applicant shall have satisfactorily completed 1 year of
postgraduate clinical training in an internship program approved by the
board in a board-approved hospital or institution. Certification of
satisfactory completion of postgraduate clinical training shall be
accepted by the board not more than 15 days before completion of the training.
(4) The applicant shall have passed all 3 parts of the examination
conducted and scored by the national board of osteopathic medical
examiners, inc.
History: 1944 ACS 16; 1954 AC; 1954 ACS 14, Eff. May 14, 1958; 1954 ACS
67, Eff. May 1, 1971; 1979 AC; 1989 MR 4, Eff. May 13, 1989; 1991 MR 6,
Eff. July 13, 1991.
R 338.103 Examination; required passing score.
Rule 3. The board approves and adopts the examination developed and scored by the national board of osteopathic medical examiners, inc. A passing score on the examination shall be a converted score of not less than 75 on each part of the examination.
R 338.106 Standards for approving schools of osteopathic medicine,
postgraduate clinical training programs, and hospitals and institutions;
adoption by reference.
Rule 6. (1) The board approves and adopts by reference the standards for
accrediting schools of osteopathic medicine adopted by the American
osteopathic association in July, 1987, entitled "Accreditation Policies
and Procedures for Osteopathic Medicine."
The board shall consider any
school of osteopathic medicine that is accredited by the American
osteopathic association as a school approved by the board. A school of
osteopathic medicine that is not accredited by the American osteopathic
association, but that has standards which are substantially equivalent to
the standards adopted by the American osteopathic association in July,
1987, shall be designated by the board as an approved school of
osteopathic medicine.
(2) The board approves and adopts by reference the standards for
approving postgraduate clinical training programs adopted by the committee on colleges of the American osteopathic association in July, 1987,
entitled "Manual of Policies and Procedures for Intern Training Programs."
The board shall consider any postgraduate clinical training program that is
approved by the American osteopathic association as a school approved by the board. A postgraduate clinical training program that is not
approved by the American osteopathic association, but that has standards which are substantially equivalent to the standards adopted by the American osteopathic association in July, 1987, shall be designated by the board as an approved postgraduate clinical training program.
(bold added for emphasis)
I think the program is okay if it is AOA resolution 42 approved. Has anyone ever heard of a case where someone was resolution 42 approved and got denied a license?
