Put your AOA membership to work with answers to your questions about member dues and benefits.
The AOA Department of Membership works continuously to ensure the value of the programs and services we offer you as a member of the AOA family. Select a question below to view the corresponding answer. If your question is not covered, please contact our Member Service Center.
For a listing of our membership dues rates, head over to our Membership Dues Rates.
Special reduced rates may be available if you are experiencing a hardship due to a medical condition, financial difficulty or other extenuating circumstances. For additional information, please contact us to connect with a Member Resource Center representative.
Current members can renew their dues in 12 monthly installments between October and January of each year upon request. Complete the installment plan form to make your request.
Requirements:
Request to pay your AOA member dues in installments by completing the installment plan form.
Once your completed form is received, a representative from the AOA’s Member Resource Center will be in touch to process your request and answer any additional questions. Once your first month’s installment has been paid, you will be on the AOA’s membership renewal installment plan and required to remit the balance due by December.
Members can enroll in installment payment plan between October and January of each year. The first month installment must be paid at the time of enrollment. Complete the installment plan form to make your request.
Members who renew their membership late (February through August) are not eligible for the installment plan and must pay their dues in full. This is because AOA’s installment plan is configured for twelve (12) monthly installments.
The installment plan is not available to nonmembers joining AOA; you must pay your dues in full. After you have joined the AOA, you may renew your membership in installments.
The AOA charges an administration fee to address the extra administrative processes that the AOA must implement to provide this benefit to members.
The administration fee for 2025 is $2 per month ($24 total). Members will see this $2 administration fee on their receipts as part of their monthly installment payment. This fee is nonrefundable.
When paying their first installment, members can instruct the Member Resource representative to add a donation (to either the American Osteopathic Foundation or Student Osteopathic Member Association Foundation), or join another osteopathic association (i.e., AAOA, DO Care International, participating osteopathic state association or specialty college). These optional items must be paid in full with the first installment and cannot be spread out in monthly payments.
For more information about these organizations, please visit the following websites:
Members who opt in to an installment plan have agreed to pay their dues in full. They may not leave the plan or cancel their membership until their dues have been paid in full. Members can pay their balance due at any time, but the administration fee will not be waived and the balance due on the fee must be paid as well. AOA dues are nonrefundable.
Members can make changes to their membership, including cancelling their membership or leave the installment plan for the next membership year.
Join the AOA today and your membership will run through Dec. 31, 2024. Please contact the Member Resource Center at (312) 202-8000 or by email to confirm your membership status.
Your annual membership will include, but is not limited to:
If you recently renewed your membership dues within the last two weeks of receiving your invoice, you may disregard the invoice and we thank you for your continued membership with AOA. Contact our Member Resource Center via email or phone at (312) 202-8000 to verify for your membership status.
The AOA estimates that 3.91% of your membership dues is used for the AOA’s lobbying activities and is therefore not deductible for income tax purposes.
If you are an accredited GME residency program: visit our GME Program Membership page to submit a request for a group bill for your residents. All other requests for group invoices can be sent to [email protected].
Yes, to have your AOA membership automatically renewed each year, opt-in to this feature through your AOA portal or contact the Member Resource Center for assistance.
You can renew in two different ways:
To ensure that your membership is renewed for the new year, be sure to opt-in for auto-renewal by Aug. 30.
The credit card on file will be charged on Dec. 31, the last day of your current membership.
You can update your payment method two different ways:
You can cancel auto-renewal two different ways:
Please note that membership dues are non-refundable. To avoid fees, cancel your membership by Dec. 30.
Member dues invoices are issued on Oct. 1 yearly and can be paid online or by phone. To maintain your AOA membership, a one-time payment is required by Jan. 30.
Your credit card may have expired. Please check your payment method to confirm its validity. For assistance, contact our Member Resource Center at (888) 897-9168 during our hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CT.
The AOA’s bylaws (Article II, Section 2, Paragraph C) define the criteria for Life membership, generally as “…any regular member who has reached the age of 70 years, or who has completed 50 years of osteopathic practice, whichever comes first, and who has been [a member] in good standing for 25 consecutive years immediately preceding.”
AOA Life members maintain all the benefits and privileges of regular membership, and are exempt from paying annual membership dues for the remainder of their career. Please note that practicing physicians may still be required to meet the requirements for board certification and pay any applicable board certification fees.
The AOA annually reviews Life membership eligibility based on the AOA bylaws and identifies the members that quality. For those who qualify for Life membership, a notification of their life membership status is mailed and emailed in October of each year. If you were not contacted during this time and would like AOA to verify your eligibility, please contact the Member Resource Center and we will gladly check.