Osteopathic physicians who participate as lecturers in osteopathic medical education in a didactic format are eligible to receive AOA Category 1-A credit for their participation. Credit is granted on an hour-for-hour basis.
A multi-disciplinary clinical activity which serves to maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge, skills, professional performance, and relationships that a physician uses to provide services for patients, the public, or the profession.
Access to clinical training sites and preceptors is widely recognized as one of the rate-limiting steps to the profession's growth. Clinical preceptors open up their practices to students and educate them on the proper clinical evaluation and treatment of their patients.