News in brief AOA, joined by 56 divisional societies and specialty colleges, reaffirms commitment to unimpeded access to care “Ensuring that our patients can seek medical care in environments where they feel safe seeking treatment, free from barriers that impede access to lifesaving services, is essential,” AOA statement reads. Feb. 3, 2026TuesdayFebruary 2026 issue The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics AOAAOA advocacyhealth care On Friday, Jan. 29, the AOA issued the following statement: The osteopathic profession believes that access to care is a fundamental cornerstone of patient well-being and public health. Joined by 56o Divisional Societies and Specialty Colleges, the AOA reaffirms its commitment to unimpeded access to healthcare for all individuals, whether it be in-person or through telehealth. Access to routine care and emergency care services should never be compromised. Ensuring that our patients can seek medical care in environments where they feel safe seeking treatment, free from barriers that impede access to lifesaving services, is essential. As physicians, we adhere to our osteopathic oath of being ever vigilant in aiding in the general welfare of the community and being mindful always of our great responsibility to preserve the health and life of our patients. Divisional SocietiesAlabama Osteopathic Medical AssociationArizona Osteopathic Medical AssociationArkansas Osteopathic Medical AssociationDelaware State Osteopathic Medical SocietyFlorida Osteopathic Medical AssociationGeorgia Osteopathic Medical AssociationIllinois Osteopathic Medical SocietyIndiana Osteopathic AssociationKentucky Osteopathic Medical AssociationLouisiana Osteopathic Medical AssociationMaine Osteopathic AssociationMaryland Association of Osteopathic PhysiciansMichigan Osteopathic AssociationMinnesota Osteopathic Medical SocietyMississippi Osteopathic Medical AssociationMissouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and SurgeonsMontana Osteopathic Medical AssociationNevada Osteopathic Medical AssociationNew Hampshire Osteopathic AssociationNew Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and SurgeonsNew Mexico Osteopathic Medical AssociationNew York State Osteopathic Medical SocietyNorth Carolina Osteopathic Medical AssociationOhio Osteopathic AssociationOklahoma Osteopathic AssociationOsteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of CaliforniaOsteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of OregonPennsylvania Osteopathic Medical AssociationRhode Island Society of Osteopathic Physicians and SurgeonsSouth Carolina Osteopathic Medical SocietyTennessee Osteopathic Medical AssociationTexas Osteopathic Medical AssociationUtah Osteopathic Medical AssociationVirginia Osteopathic Medical AssociationWashington Osteopathic Medical AssociationWest Virginia Osteopathic Medical Association Specialty CollegesAmerican Academy of OsteopathyAmerican College of Osteopathic Emergency PhysiciansAmerican College of Osteopathic Family PhysiciansAmerican College of Osteopathic InternistsAmerican College of Osteopathic Neurologists and PsychiatristsAmerican College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and GynecologistsAmerican College of Osteopathic PediatriciansAmerican College of Osteopathic SurgeonsAmerican Osteopathic Academy of Sports MedicineAmerican Osteopathic Academy of Addiction MedicineAmerican Osteopathic Academy of OrthopedicsAmerican Osteopathic Association of Prolotherapy Regenerative MedicineAmerican Osteopathic College of AnesthesiologistsAmerican Osteopathic College of DermatologyAmerican Osteopathic College of Occupational and Preventive MedicineAmerican Osteopathic College of PathologistsAmerican Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationAmerican Osteopathic College of RadiologyAmerican Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology-Head and Neck SurgeryStudent Osteopathic Medical Association Related reading: Leapfrog’s top hospitals in each state for 2025 AOA statement on proposed HHS intervention in patient-physician relationship & access to gender-affirming care More in Advocacy AOA advocacy win: College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia to recognize AOA Board Certification AOA Board Certification will be equivalent to ABMS certification for the purpose of registration in the province. AOA statement on new HHS guidelines decreasing childhood vaccine recommendations Changes could lead to a rise in preventable illnesses and jeopardize public health advancements achieved over generations, the statement notes. Previous articleFrom Baghdad to the Buccaneers: Lessons from the field Next articleThe DO Book Club, Feb. 2026: ‘Blacks in Osteopathic Medicine: An Idea Whose Time Has Come’
AOA advocacy win: College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia to recognize AOA Board Certification AOA Board Certification will be equivalent to ABMS certification for the purpose of registration in the province.
AOA statement on new HHS guidelines decreasing childhood vaccine recommendations Changes could lead to a rise in preventable illnesses and jeopardize public health advancements achieved over generations, the statement notes.