List of medical specialty colleges in the United States

Physician education and training in the United States

Stages

Pre-medical Med school Sub-internship Internship Residency Fellowship Board certification Licensure Continuing medical education

Pathways

Allopathic (MD) Osteopathic (DO) Int'l medical graduate Fifth Pathway

Degrees

Doctor of Medicine Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine MD/PhD or DO/PhD Comparison

Exams

MCAT COMLEX Step 1, 2CE, 2PE, 3 USMLE Step 1, 2CK, 2CS, 3

Regulatory bodies

Association of American Medical Colleges American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine National Resident Matching Program National Matching Service Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Liaison Committee on Medical Education Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education American Osteopathic Association American Medical Association

Student groups

American Medical Student Association Alpha Omega Alpha Sigma Sigma Phi Student National Medical Association

Lists

Medical schools Specialty colleges

This list of medical specialty colleges in the United States includes medical societies that represent board certified specialist physicians. The American Medical Association maintains a list of societies represented in its House of Delegates, while the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine maintains a list of osteopathic specialty colleges. The American Association of Physician Specialists maintains a list of specialties colleges open to physicians with either MD or DO degrees. Some societies are not affiliated with these associations.

Name	Specialty	Fellow post-nominal letters	Association
Aerospace Medical Association	Aerospace		AMA
American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology	Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology	FAAAAI	AMA
American Academy of Anesthesiology	Anesthesiology	FAAA	AAPS
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	Child and adolescent psychiatry	FAACAP	AMA
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery	Cosmetic surgery		AMA
American Academy of Dermatology	Dermatology	FAAD	AMA
American Academy of Disaster Medicine	Disaster medicine	FAADM	AAPS
American Academy of Emergency Medicine	Emergency medicine	FAAEM	AAPS
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	Plastic surgery		AMA
American Academy of Family Medicine	Family medicine	FAAFM	AAPS
American Academy of Family Physicians	Family medicine	FAAFP	AMA
American Academy of Geriatric Medicine	Geriatric medicine		AAPS
American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine	Palliative care		AMA
American Academy of Insurance Medicine	Health insurance		AMA
American Academy of Internal Medicine	Internal medicine	FAAIM	AAPS
American Academy of Neurology	Neurology	FAAN	AMA
American Academy of Obstetrics and Gynecology	Obstetrics and gynecology
American Academy of Ophthalmology	Ophthalmology		AMA
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	Orthopedic surgery	FAAOS	AMA
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery	Orthopedic surgery		AAPS
American Academy of Osteopathy	Osteopathic manipulative medicine	FAAO	AACOM
American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy	Allergy & Otolaryngology		AMA
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery	Otolaryngology		AMA
American Academy of Pain Medicine	Pain management		AMA
American Academy of Pediatrics	Pediatrics	FAAP	AMA
American Academy of Pharmaceutical Physicians	Pharmaceuticals		AMA
American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	Physical medicine and rehabilitation		AMA
American Academy of Psychiatry	Psychiatry
American Academy of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	Plastic surgery
American Academy of Psychiatry & the Law	Psychiatry		AMA
American Academy of Radiology	Radiology		AAPS
American Academy of Sleep Medicine	Sleep		AMA
American Academy of Surgery	Surgery	FAAS	AAPS
American Association for Hand Surgery	Hand surgery		AMA
American Association for Thoracic Surgery	Thoracic surgery		AMA
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists	Endocrinology		AMA
American Association of Clinical Urologists	Urology		AMA
American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine	Neuromuscular medicine		AMA
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists	Gynecology		AMA
American Association of Hip & Knee Surgeons	Orthopedic surgery		AMA
American Association of Medical Review Officers	Medical review officer	CMRO
American Association of Neurological Surgeons	Neurology		AMA
American Association of Plastic Surgeons	Plastic surgery		AMA
American Association of Public Health Physicians	Public health		AMA
American Clinical Neurophysiology Society	Neurology		AMA
American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology	Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology		AMA
American College of Cardiology	Cardiology	FACC	AMA
American College of Chest Physicians	Chest medicine	FCCP	AMA
American College of Critical Care Medicine	Critical care medicine	FCCM
American College of Emergency Physicians	Emergency medicine	FACEP	AMA
American College of Epidemiology	Epidemiology	FACE
American College of Family Practice	Family Practice	FACFP
American College of Gastroenterology	Gastroenterology	FACG	AMA
American College of Hyperbaric Medicine	Hyperbaric medicine	FACHM
American College of Medical Genetics	Medical genetics	FACMG	AMA
American College of Medical Informatics	Medical informatics	FACMI
American College of Medical Practice Executives		FACMPE
American College of Medical Quality			AMA
American College of Nuclear Medicine	Nuclear medicine		AMA
American College of Nuclear Physicians	Nuclear medicine		AMA
American College of Nutrition	Nutrition	FACN
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists	Obstetrics and gynecology	FACOG	AMA
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine	Occupational & Environmental medicine		AMA
American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians	Emergency medicine	FACOEP	AACOM
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians	Family medicine	FACOFP	AACOM
American College of Osteopathic Internists	Internal medicine	FACOI	AACOM
American College of Osteopathic Neurologists and Psychiatrists	Neurology & Psychiatry		AACOM
American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians & Gynecologists	Obstetrics and gynecology	FACOOG	AACOM
American College of Osteopathic Sclerotherapeutic Pain Management	Pain management		AACOM
American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians	Pediatrics	FACOP	AACOM
American College of Osteopathic Surgeons	Surgery	FACOS	AACOM
American College of Pediatricians	Pediatrics	FACPeds
American College of Phlebology	Phlebology	FACPh
American College of Physician Executives			AMA
American College of Physicians	Internal medicine	FACP	AMA
American College of Preventive Medicine	Preventive medicine	FACPM	AMA
American College of Radiation Oncology	Radiation oncology		AMA
American College of Psychiatrists	Psychiatry
American College of Radiology	Radiology	FACR	AMA
American College of Rheumatology	Rheumatology		AMA
American College of Sports Medicine	Sports medicine	FACSM
American College of Surgeons	Surgery	FACS	AMA
American Gastroenterological Association	Gastroenterology	AGAF	AMA
American Geriatrics Society	Geriatrics		AMA
American Heart Association	Cardiology	FAHA
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine	Ultrasound		AMA
American Medical Directors Association			AMA
American Medical Group Association			AMA
American Occupational Therapy Association	Occupational therapy		AOTA
American Orthopaedic Association	Orthopedics		AMA
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society	Orthopedics		AMA
American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine	Drug addiction	FAOAAM	AACOM
American Osteopathic Academy of Medical Informatics	Medical informatics		AACOM
American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics	Orthopedic surgery	FAOAO	AACOM
American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine	Sports medicine	FAOASM	AACOM
American Osteopathic College of Allergy and Immunology	Allergy & Immunology		AACOM
American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists	Anesthesiology		AACOM
American Osteopathic College of Dermatology	Dermatology	FAOCD	AACOM
American Osteopathic College of Occupational and Preventive Medicine	Occupational & Preventive medicine	FAOCOPM	AACOM
American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery	Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology	FOCOO	AACOM
American Osteopathic College of Pathologists	Pathology	FAOCP	AACOM
American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	Physical medicine and rehabilitation		AACOM
American Osteopathic College of Proctology	Proctology		AACOM
American Osteopathic College of Radiology	Radiology	FAOCR	AACOM
American Pediatric Surgical Association	Pediatric surgery		AMA
American Physical Therapy Association	Physical Therapy	FAPTA
American Psychiatric Association	Psychiatry	FAPA	AMA
American Roentgen Ray Society	X-rays		AMA
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery	Plastic surgery		AMA
American Society for Clinical Pathology	Pathology	FASCP	AMA
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery	Dermatology		AMA
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy	Gastroenterology		AMA
American Society for Reproductive Medicine	Reproductive medicine		AMA
American Society for Surgery of the Hand	Hand surgery		AMA
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology	Radiology & Oncology		AMA
American Society of Abdominal Surgeons	Abdominal surgery		AMA
American Society of Addiction Medicine	Drug addiction		AMA
American Society of Anesthesiologists	Anesthesiology		AMA
American Society of Bariatric Physicians	Bariatrics		AMA
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery	Cataract & Refractive surgery		AMA
American Society of Clinical Oncology	Oncology		AMA
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons	Lower gastrointestinal surgery		AMA
American Society of Cytopathology	Cytopathology		AMA
American Society of General Surgeons	General surgery		AMA
American Society of Hematology	Hematology		AMA
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons	Oral and maxillofacial surgery		AMA
American Society of Neuroimaging	Neuroimaging		AMA
American Society of Neuroradiology	Neuroradiology		AMA
American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	Ophthalmic surgery		AMA
American Society of Plastic Surgeons	Plastic surgery		AMA
American Society of Retina Specialists	Retina		AMA
American Thoracic Society	Thorax		AMA
American Urological Association	Urology		AMA
Association of Military Surgeons of the United States	Military medicine		AMA
Association of University Radiologists	Radiology		AMA
College of American Pathologists	Pathology	FCAP	AMA
College of Family Physicians Canada	Family medicine	FCFP
Congress of Neurological Surgeons	Neurosurgery		AMA
Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists	Ophthalmology		AMA
Infectious Diseases Society of America	Infectious disease		AMA
International College of Surgeons United States Section	Surgery		AMA
International Spine Intervention Society	Spine		AMA
National Association of Medical Examiners	Medical examiner		AMA
National Medical Association	Black people		AMA
North American Spine Society	Spine		AMA
Radiological Society of North America	Radiology		AMA
Renal Physicians Association	Kidney		AMA
Society for Investigative Dermatology	Dermatology		AMA
Society for Vascular Surgery	Vascular surgery		AMA
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons	Gastroenterology		AMA
Society of Critical Care Medicine	Critical care medicine		AMA
Society of Interventional Radiology	Interventional radiology		AMA
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons	Laparoscopic surgery		AMA
Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces	Military medicine		AMA
Society of Nuclear Medicine	Nuclear medicine		AMA
Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound	Ultrasound		AMA
Society of Thoracic Surgeons	Thoracic surgery		AMA
The Endocrine Society	Endocrinology		AMA
The Triological Society	Otolaryngology		AMA
United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology	Pathology		AMA

See also

• Board certification (medicine)
• Medical education in the United States

External links

• AMA: National Medical Specialty Society Web sites
• AACOM: Osteopathic Specialty Colleges
• AAPS: Academies of the American Association of Physician Specialists