AOA’s 2025 Annual Report highlights educational advancements and major advocacy efforts

The recently released 2025 AOA Annual Report outlines efforts in support of the AOA’s mission to serve as the professional home for all osteopathic physicians and medical students. From experiencing a record-breaking successful Match to celebrating the osteopathic medical profession’s 150^th anniversary, it’s been an eventful year for the osteopathic medical community.

“As part of this milestone year, we were proud to collaborate with our osteopathic state organizations to champion the declaration of December 2024 as Osteopathic Medicine Month,” said AOA Immediate Past President Teresa A. Hubka, DO, FACOOG (Dist.), and AOA CEO Kathleen Creason, MBA, in the report’s introduction. “Collectively we received more than 20 state and city proclamations—and a congratulatory letter from then-President Joe Biden recognizing our profession’s impact.”

With an all-time high of more than 8,000 DO seniors securing residency positions across 40 specialties, the profession has grown exponentially in recent years.

Innovations, grants and successful advocacy

Highlights from the AOA’s past year include advancements in education from undergraduate medical education (UME) to graduate medical education (GME) and continuing medical education (CME); the deployment of innovations to ensure AOA Board Certification remains relevant, accessible and aligned with the principles of osteopathic, whole-person care; and securing five major grants to help deliver vital education to osteopathic physicians.

In addition, the AOA successfully amplified DO voices at the federal level by sending more than 60 letters to Congress, the administration and key policymakers on vital issues, including Medicare physician payments, the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program and telehealth flexibility, and can proudly proclaim many wins at the state and federal levels.

Read the full report to learn more.

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