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JerseyBelle

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Hi everybody!

I guess a lot of you are in crunch mode thumbing through phonebooks looking for any name with a DO next to it.

No more yellow fingers!

If you are looking for a DO to shadow, I can not stress enough going through the AOA (American Osteopathic Association).
The website address is: <a href="http://www.aoa-net.org." target="_blank">www.aoa-net.org.</a>
I worked it and I have two DOs writing me letters to DO schools.

🙂 Note: One DO is great, but if they have a bad week the week you need a letter, you may not be priority #1,2,or 3. If you can find two DOs you can shadow and get letters from, the better off you will be. I got this advice from a DO! 🙂

Believe me, if you ask; they will 80-90% of the time say Yes. They know you need their help, they had to go through the same thing at one point!

If the site is malfunctioning, don't worry! 😛

Here is a list of AOA state-by-state (just e-mail and phone numbers):

ALABAMA
Alabama Osteopathic Medical Association, Red Bay
(256) 356-9642 [email protected]

ALASKA
Alaska Osteopathic Medical Association
(972) 416-8727
E-mail: [email protected]

ARIZONA
Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association*, Phoenix
(602) 266-6699
E-mail: [email protected]

ARKANSAS
Arkansas Osteopathic Medical Association, Little Rock
(501) 374-8900
E-mail: [email protected]

CALIFORNIA
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California*, Sacramento
(916) 561-0724
E-mail: [email protected]

COLORADO
Colorado Society of Osteopathic Medicine, Denver
(303) 322-1752
E-mail: [email protected]

CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Osteopathic Medical Society, Winchester
(781) 721-9900 or (800) 454-9663
E-mail: [email protected]

DELAWARE
Delaware State Osteopathic Medical Society*, Wilmington
(302) 764-1198
[email protected]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Osteopathic Association of the District of Columbia, Arlington
(703) 522-8404

FLORIDA
Florida Osteopathic Medical Association, Tallahassee
(850) 878-7364
E-mail: [email protected]

GEORGIA
Georgia Osteopathic Medical Association*, Tucker
(770) 493-9278
E-mail: [email protected]

HAWAII
Hawaii Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, Kailua
(808) 831-3000

IDAHO
Idaho Osteopathic Medical Association, Boise
(208) 376-2522

ILLINOIS
Illinois Osteopathic Medical Society*, Chicago
(800) 621-1773 ext. 8174
E-mail: [email protected]

INDIANA
Indiana Osteopathic Association, Indianapolis
(317) 926-3009
E-mail: [email protected]

IOWA
Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association*, Des Moines
(515) 283-0002
E-mail: [email protected]

KANSAS
Kansas Association of Osteopathic Medicine, Topeka
(785) 234-5563
E-mail: [email protected]

KENTUCKY
Kentucky Osteopathic Medical Association, Frankfort
(502) 223-5322
E-mail: [email protected]

LOUISIANA
Louisiana Osteopathic Medical Association*
(800) 621-1773 ext. 8190
[email protected]

MAINE
Maine Osteopathic Association*, Manchester
(207) 623-1101
E-mail: [email protected]

MARYLAND
Maryland Association of Osteopathic Physicians*, Baltimore
(410) 664-0621
E-mail: [email protected]

MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Osteopathic Society, Inc., Winchester
(781) 721-9900
E-mail: [email protected]

MICHIGAN
Michigan Osteopathic Association, Okemos
(800) 657-1556
E-mail: [email protected]

MINNESOTA
Minnesota Osteopathic Medical Society, Ramsey
(763) 433-0552
E-mail: [email protected]

MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Osteopathic Medical Association, Jackson
(601) 366-3105
[email protected]

MISSOURI
Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, Inc., Jefferson City
(573) 634-3415
E-mail: [email protected]

MONTANA
Montana Osteopathic Association*
(701) 852-8798
E-mail: [email protected]

NEBRASKA
Nebraska Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, Omaha
(402) 333-2744

NEVADA
Nevada Osteopathic Medical Association, Henderson
(702) 434-7112
E-mail: [email protected]

NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Osteopathic Association, Concord
(603) 224-1909
E-mail: [email protected]

NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, Monmouth Junction
(732) 940-9000
E-mail: [email protected]
(Note: NJ residents like myself-A good majority of the DOs are in Northern Jersey-Exit 10 NJ Pike and up)

NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Osteopathic Medical Association, Albuquerque
(505) 332-2146
E-mail: [email protected]

NEW YORK
New York State Osteopathic Medical Society, Inc.
(800) 841-4131
E-mail: [email protected]

NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Osteopathic Medical Association
(800) 621-1773 ext. 8044
E-mail: [email protected]

NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota State Osteopathic Association
(701) 852-8798
[email protected]

OHIO
Ohio Osteopathic Association*, Columbus
(614) 299-2107
E-mail: [email protected]

OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Osteopathic Association*, Oklahoma City
(405) 528-4848
E-mail: [email protected]

OREGON
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of Oregon*, Portland
(503) 222-2779 or (800) 533-6776
E-mail: [email protected]

PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association, Harrisburg
(717) 939-9318
E-mail: [email protected]

RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
(781) 721-9900 or (800) 454-9663
E-mail: [email protected]

SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina Osteopathic Medical Society
(877) 886-DOSC (toll-free)
E-mail: [email protected]

SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota Osteopathic Association, Sturgis
(605) 347-3616

TENNESSEE
Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Association, Nashville
(615) 242-3032
E-mail: [email protected]

TEXAS
Texas Osteopathic Medical Association*, Austin
(512) 708-8662 or (800) 444-8662
E-mail: [email protected]

UTAH
Utah Osteopathic Association, Payson
(801) 465-9545

VERMONT
Vermont State Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, Inc., Montpelier
(802) 229-9418 or (800) 454-9663
[email protected]

VIRGINIA
Virginia Osteopathic Medical Association
(804) 784-2204
[email protected]

WASHINGTON
Washington Osteopathic Medical Association*, Inc., Seattle
(206) 937-5358
[email protected]

WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Society of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc., Charleston
(304) 345-9836
E-mail: [email protected]

WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, Oconomowoc
(262) 567-0520
[email protected]

WYOMING
Wyoming Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
(602) 266-5698

MILITARY
Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons
(410) 519-8217
[email protected]
(For anyone interested in serving Uncle Sam)


Hope this helps you all out...

Peace
Belle
 
Good post JerseyBelle

I am sure you helped many people.

:clap:
 
BTW: The state associations with an asterik (*) indicates a physician directory. NOT ALL the state orgs will have this directory, but you can be sure they will still provide you with the necessary information.
Belle