History of OM 2

Question 1

1892

Answer 1

Jeannete Bolles, DO was the first woman to receive the DO degree

Question 2

Who was the first African American president of the AOA? When did he serve?

Answer 2

William G. Anderson

1994-1995

Question 3

1892

Answer 3

First charter of American School of Osteopathy (ASO) is issued by the State of Missouri

Question 4

1916

Answer 4

Kansas City College of Osteopathy and Surgery established A.A. Kaiser, DO and George Conley, DO

Question 5

1955

Answer 5

Cline Committee inspects a number of osteopathic colleges as part of AMA and dertermines the education is comparable to most medical schools, though the facilities are inadequate
Recommends removal of cult label

Question 6

1970’s

Answer 6

Six new osteopathic colleges become university affiliated

Michigan State the first in July 1971

Question 7

1896

Answer 7

Vermont becomes the first state to recognize the practice of osteopathy

Question 8

California Incident

Answer 8

1961: Ca public referendum prohibits the granting of new licenses to DOs in the sate. College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (COPS) was converted to an allopathic medical school

Question 9

1977

Answer 9

opening of the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
(California incident)

Question 10

1973

Answer 10

Mississippi becomes the last state to extend full practice rights to DOs

Question 11

2000s

Answer 11

> 60000 DOs (+13000 current students)
15000 are board certified by an AOA board
45% are in Family Practice, 35% in non-primary care
-80% are younger than 55
-MO has about 18,000 active DOs
-Kansas has about 600 active DOs

Question 12

1957

Answer 12

Legislation passed in congress legalizing the right of DOs to serve in the civil service and armed forces