The American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO) is one of 22 practice affiliates of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) in Chicago, the parent organization of the osteopathic profession. All US-trained osteopathic physicians (DOs) are educated in the basic principles of osteopathy and are trained in the use of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) as part of the curriculum in colleges of osteopathic medicine and postdoctoral training in AOA-approved institutions. While some of the Academy’s physician members specialize in neuromusculoskeletal medicine (NMM) or osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM), the majority integrates the practice of OMM in a variety of osteopathic medical specialties.

Primarily an educational organization, the Academy’s Board of Governors adopted a strategic plan which included a goal to establish the AAO as the preeminent, worldwide source of education on osteopathy. In this context, osteopathy is defined as the basic osteopathic principles, palpatory diagnosis and OMT. The Academy’s educational ventures include:

1. sponsorship of continuing medical education (CME) programs in NMM / OMM;
2. publications relating to NMM / OMM; and
3. outreach programs to preserve and advance osteopathic medicine as a parallel and distinctive mainstream medical profession.

American Academy of Osteopathy
3500 DePauw Blvd., Suite 1080
Indianapolis, Indiana 46268
(317) 879-1881 / (317) 879-0563 fax