List of medical specialty colleges in the United States

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The United States boasts a plethora of medical specialty colleges and societies. These organizations represent board-certified specialist physicians across numerous fields of medicine. Several recognized associations maintain lists of these specialty colleges.

American Medical Association (AMA)[edit | edit source]

The American Medical Association (AMA) is a major organization in the field of medicine in the US. It maintains a list of societies represented in its House of Delegates, which play a pivotal role in shaping the guidelines and standards of the medical profession.

  • House of Delegates

The House of Delegates comprises representatives from various medical specialties, and they convene to discuss and decide on matters relevant to the medical community. Each specialty society is entitled to a seat in the House of Delegates.

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)[edit | edit source]

AACOM is responsible for representing the osteopathic medical education community. It maintains a comprehensive list of osteopathic specialty colleges. Osteopathic medicine emphasizes a holistic approach and has its own set of specialty colleges distinct from the allopathic counterparts.

American Association of Physician Specialists (AAPS)[edit | edit source]

The American Association of Physician Specialists provides an inclusive platform, maintaining a list of specialty colleges open to physicians with either M.D. (Medical Doctor) or D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) degrees. This association bridges the gap between the two predominant branches of medical education in the US.

Independent Specialty Societies[edit | edit source]

Besides the societies affiliated with the above associations, there are numerous independent specialty societies that represent various medical specialties in the United States. These societies, while not directly affiliated with the AMA, AACOM, or AAPS, play crucial roles in their respective fields and contribute to the advancement of medicine.

Comprehensive list of medical specialty colleges in United States[edit | edit source]

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 ABCS 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
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Plastic surgery AMA
American Academy of Family Medicine Family medicine FAAFM
American Academy of Family Physicians Family medicine FAAFP AMA
American Academy of Family Practice Family medicine FAAFP AAPS
American Academy of Geriatric Medicine Geriatric medicine AAPS
American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine Hospice and 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 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 and electrodiagnosis 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 Neurosurgery 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 and 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 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 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 & Preventive Medicine Occupational and preventive medicine FAOCOPM AACOM
American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Ophthalmology and 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 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 and 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 AUA
Association of Military Surgeons of the United States Military medicine AMA
Association of University Radiologists Radiology AMA
College of American Pathologists Pathology FCAP AMA
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 examiners AMA
National Medical Association African Americans 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 and 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 and Canadian Academy of Pathology Pathology AMA

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