American Osteopathic Association
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|motto = Treating Our Family and Yours
|mission statement = to advance the philosophy and practice of osteopathic medicine by promoting excellence in education, research, and the delivery of quality, cost-effective healthcare
|formation = 1897
|type = [[professional association]]
|headquarters = [[Chicago, Illinois]]
|location = {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States]]
|membership = 35,000 physicians and medical students
|language = English
|leader_title = President
|leader_name = Peter B. Ajluni, [[Doctor of osteopathic medicine|DO]]
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|website = [http://www.osteopathic.org/index.cfm?PageID=ost_main]
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The '''American Osteopathic Association (AOA)''' is the representative organization for [[Osteopathic medicine in the United States|osteopathic medical physicians]] (D.O.s) in the [[United States]]. In addition, the AOA certifies osteopathic medical physicians and, through its [[Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation]], [[educational accreditation|accredit]]s osteopathic medical colleges.
The association was founded as the American Association for the Advancement of Osteopathy on [[April 19]], [[1897]], in [[Kirksville, Missouri|Kirksville, Missouri]], by students of the [[American School of Osteopathy]]. It was renamed the American Osteopathic Association in 1901. <ref>[http://www.osteopathic.org/index.cfm?PageID=aoa_history History of the AOA], American Osteopathic Association website</ref>
Today, the AOA is headquartered in [[Chicago, Illinois]].
== See also ==
[[American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine]]
==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.osteopathic.org American Osteopathic Association]
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