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JAMA. 1970;211(7):1177-1178.

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At its Clinical Convention in December 1968, the AMA House of Delegates adopted a report with farreaching consequences for doctors of osteopathy. The principal thrust of this report was to "provide avenues whereby qualified osteopaths may be assimilated into the mainstream of medicine," and to open new educational opportunities to osteopathic physicians. Thus, it was suggested that county and state medical societies may accept qualified osteopaths as active members and thereby provide for their membership in the American Medical Association. (Several component and constituent societies, as well as the AMA, have already revised their bylaws to accomplish this.) Likewise, it was suggested that accredited hospitals may accept qualified osteopaths for appointment to their medical staffs. Finally, a pathway toward certification by the specialty boards was initiated.

AMA-approved internships were made available to qualified graduates of schools of osteopathy as of Jan 1, 1969. Six specialty boards have declared their intent . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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