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American Osteopathic Board of Surgery

Hello there! Let me explain to you what the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery is, just like I would to a 5-year-old.

So, you know how when you go to the doctor, they sometimes check you by touching your body or looking at pictures of you? Well, there are different kinds of doctors who check different parts of your body. The American Osteopathic Board of Surgery is a group of doctors who specialize in surgery - which means they are really good at fixing the inside of your body when something is wrong.

Now, being a doctor who does surgery is not easy. It takes a lot of hard work and training. That's why these doctors have to study and learn a lot in medical school to become experts in surgery. Then, they have to take a big test to show that they know all of the important things they need to do surgery safely.

If a doctor passes this test, they are called a "board-certified" surgeon. This means they are really good at what they do and they have proven it by passing an important test. That's where the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery comes in - they are the group that makes the big test that the doctors have to take to become board-certified.

So, in short, the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery is an important group of doctors who make sure that other doctors who do surgery have the skills and knowledge to do it safely. They make the test that these doctors have to pass to show that they are really good at what they do.