Osteopathic Medicine: Osteopathic Organizations

The AOA is a member association representing more than 56,000 osteopathic physicians (D.Os) and serves as the primary certifying body for D.Os, and is the accrediting agency for all osteopathic medical colleges and health care facilities. The AOA's mission is to advance the philosophy and practice of osteopathic medicine by promoting excellence in education, research, and the delivery of quality, cost-effective healthcare within a distinct, unified profession.

The professional medical association for osteopathic physicians in New Jersey. It is the fifth largest state affiliate of the 35,000-member American Osteopathic Association. NJAOPS represents the interests of more than 3,000 active osteopathic physicians, residents, interns, and medical students. Founded in 1901, NJAOPS is one of the largest and most active medical associations in New Jersey with 13 county societies.

The mission of the American Academy of Osteopathy is to teach, advocate, and research the science, art and philosophy of osteopathic medicine, emphasizing the integration of osteopathic principles, practice and manipulative treatment in patient care.

The mission of ACOFP is to promote excellence in osteopathic family medicine through quality education, visionary leadership and responsible advocacy.

The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, founded in 1898, exists to lend support and assistance to all the nation's osteopathic medical schools.

The purpose of the Student Osteopathic Medical Association, the student affiliate organization of the American Osteopathic Association, is to promote osteopathic ideals and unity within the profession, to educate future osteopathic physicians, and to establish and to maintain lines of communication among healthcare professionals in an ongoing effort to improve the quality of healthcare.

The Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents is composed of the student government presidents from every colleges of osteopathic medicine. These student leaders represent the nearly 8,000 currently enrolled students of osteopathic medicine in the United States. Each and every osteopathic medical student therefore is a member of COSGP as represented by their student leaders who travel to four annual conferences to collaborate on the issues and concerns of this profession via improved communication and technology, which will further unify all students on a national forum.