American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists

Okay kiddo, do you remember that we go to the doctor when we don't feel good? Doctors are people who study our bodies and know a lot about how to help us feel better.

There are different kinds of doctors, and some of them are called osteopathic doctors. They learn special ways to help our bodies heal and they use their hands to help fix problems in our muscles and bones.

The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) is a big group of these doctors. They help make sure that the osteopathic doctors are really good at what they do, and they give them tests to make sure they know everything they need to know.

The Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists is a smaller group within the AOA. They are like a club for the really smart osteopathic doctors who are experts in certain areas of medicine, like surgery or cancer. They help these doctors keep learning and getting better at what they do, so they can help more and more people feel better when they don't feel good.