Welcome to the National PAAO web site!

The Postgraduate American Academy of Osteopathy (PAAO) is a membership section of the American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO) developed to serve osteopathic physicians in postgraduate training. Currently, three of the PAAO committee members serve on the American Osteopathic Association's OMT Task Force which is charged with analyzing the quality of OMT Training in postgraduate programs and proposing measures to improve OMT Training in all programs.

What are the goals of the PAAO?

• Promote utilization and continued education of osteopathic principles and practice (OPP) in postgraduate training programs
• Provide a network for interns and residents interested in OPP
  
• Identify interns and residents at the annual AAO Convocation
  
• Provide a platform for interns' and residents' issues at the AAO
  
• Provide AAO representation for interns and residents at the AOA level