A.T. Still and a Brotherhood of Civil War Veterans

This session is intended to be interactive and part of series of articles published in “The DO” to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Osteopathic Medicine and the 160th Anniversary of the Civil War. Recently discovered documents reveal new details about Andrew Taylor Still’s service in the Civil War. Gain valuable insight into the formative influence this ultimately had on the Osteopathic Profession.

Objectives:

• Describe A.T. Still and the founding of the Osteopathic profession, including newly discovered documents of his Civil War service
• Describe how Osteopathic Medicine’s history is interlinked with Osteopathy’s tenets and remains so today
• Improve the attendee’s ability to discuss A.T. Still and Osteopathy with patients, the public and colleagues

Statement of Accreditation

The Texas Osteopathic Medical Association (TOMA) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. TOMA designates this program for a maximum of 1 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.

Grievance Policy

All grievances may be directed to TOMA's Executive Director at toma@txosteo.org. All grievances will receive an initial response within 30 days of receipt.  If the participant does not receive a satisfactory response, they can submit a complaint to the Bureau of Osteopathic Education of the AOA at 142 East Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611.