Question About AOA Approval of Allopathic Internship.

[CT4]

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Hello,


I am a D.O. student and I will most likely completing an allopathic internship and residency. In case I end up practicing in one of the states that requires us to have completed an AOA approved internship, I will probably submit the paperwork requesting this approval. From what I have heard talking to other students, I get the impression that the AOA will approve most internships if we take the time to complete the necessary paperwork. I was just trying to get an idea of whether or not this information is accurate. Another question I have is do we need to submit this paperwork if the program already has D.O. residents in it? And finally, under what circumstances might the AOA deny the request...if the program has never had D.O.'s before? Thank you for any information.

Robert

 

[DrQuinn]

Originally posted by CT4
Hello,


I am a D.O. student and I will most likely completing an allopathic internship and residency. In case I end up practicing in one of the states that requires us to have completed an AOA approved internship, I will probably submit the paperwork requesting this approval. From what I have heard talking to other students, I get the impression that the AOA will approve most internships if we take the time to complete the necessary paperwork. I was just trying to get an idea of whether or not this information is accurate. Another question I have is do we need to submit this paperwork if the program already has D.O. residents in it? And finally, under what circumstances might the AOA deny the request...if the program has never had D.O.'s before? Thank you for any information.

Robert

Its really not too tough, but I guess it depends on what specialty you are going into. I got my EM residency in an allopathic program, and got my AOA internship waived... all I have to do is do one month of FP and go to one convention. I think it has less to do with your actual program (besides the curriculum) than it does the reasoning behind not doing the AOA internship.

That being said, it should be easy for almost anyone to get it waived.

Q< DO

 

[Green912]

We recently had a Dr. who is involved with the AOA speak at LECOM and she touched on the topic. She made is sound a little harder then most people perceive. You have 90 days to submit the application, and you have show that a traditional DO intership wasn't available in the area. At least that's what I remember off the top of my head.

Here a link to Resolution 42 http://do-online.osteotech.org/index.cfm?PageID=sir_postdocabtres42

 

[Idiopathic]

According to a speaker we had @ OSU, the AOA is trying to re-integrate many of the people that have chosen to/been forced to do residency outside of the AOA. Most of these people will have to fill out a form and agree to do some OMT CME and they will have no problem becoming licensed in the '5 states'.

 

[oceandocDO]

When applying for the waiver, tell the AOA you want to remain part of the osteopathic profession. Attend some AOA meetings, pay your dues ($), and tell them you eventually want to seek AOA board certification in your specialty.... whether you actually intend to or not is up to you. It's definitely not a rubber stamp, they are very keen on not letting this matter get out of control and giving people the rubber stamp impression. In fact, I hear there's some current talk on this matter, known as Resolution 42, and whether or not it's serving it's intended purpose. In a year or two the requirements may change again.

If you want the internship waived, definitely dont do your residency in a hospital with an AOA internship within the same walls or right next door and try to have it approved. That'll never happen. If you can use geography and the lack of programs in your area to your advantage, use it. But like I said, harp on the fact that you want to remain part of the AOA and seek their board certification someday, maybe.

The proponents of going back to the old system argue that, besides OMM, the rotating internship is all that's left to really separate D.O.s from M.D.s. The backers of the new system just want to keep D.O.s in the profession, at whatever cost to the system in the long run.