Free AOA Category 1-A CME. No membership required.

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The other ten

12.75 more free 1-A hours

Clinical

• 3.5 AOA 1-A · ACOFP · Available until May 31, 2027 A to Z of VTE: Primary Care Management of Venous Thromboembolism

  Four modules. The single largest free 1-A block on the portal.

• 1.25 AOA 1-A · Available until Jun 30, 2027 Optimizing Asthma Care in Primary Practice: Evidence-Based Strategies for Patient-Centered Management
• 1.0 AOA 1-A · Available until Dec 7, 2028 Mind, Muscle, Medicine: A Unified Approach to Exercise as Therapy
• 1.0 AOA 1-A · Available until Nov 9, 2028 Digital Lifestyle Medicine and Nutrition: Transforming Health Through Technology and Osteopathic Principles

Practice, technology, and the profession

• 1.0 AOA 1-A · Available until Nov 5, 2027 Embracing the Digital Revolution in Osteopathic Medicine
• 1.0 AOA 1-A · Available until Jan 12, 2028 Modernizing Osteopathic Medicine: Advancing the Next Frontier of DOs
• 1.0 AOA 1-A · Available until Mar 2, 2028 Implementation of Digital Health Technologies: Ensuring Privacy and Security, Safety, and Usability
• 1.0 AOA 1-A · Available until May 11, 2028 A Deeper Dive at Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and the Impact on Osteopathic Medicine
• 1.0 AOA 1-A · Available until Jan 25, 2029 DiMe Seal: What Makes Digital Health Products Actually Work
• 1.0 AOA 1-A · Available until Aug 23, 2029 From Data to Action: Digital Health Innovation and AI Trends in Osteopathic Practice

Also free, but Category 1-B

• 2.0 AOA 1-B · Available until Jun 22, 2029 Clinical Approach to Preventing Suicide: An Introduction
• 1.0 AOA 1-B · Available until May 3, 2029 Future-Ready Physicians: Integrating Digital Health Competencies in Osteopathic Medical Education
• 1.0 AOA 1-A or 1-B · Listing conflicts Reimagining Care Delivery: Group Models and Digital Tools

  The catalog header says 1-A; the accreditation statement says 1-B. I left it out of the 14.75. Check your certificate.

1-B hours do not count toward the 20 Category 1-A hours, but they do count toward the 100-hour total.

How to get the credit

1. Create a free account at the AOA Learning Portal. A membership prompt may appear; you do not need one for these courses.
2. Open each course from the links above and register at the $0 price.
3. Watch the content and complete the post-test and evaluation.
4. Download every certificate and keep them in one folder. Pennsylvania audits a sample of renewals, and the certificate is your documentation.

The rest of the Pennsylvania checklist

What the 2024–2026 cycle requires

Requirement	Notes
100 hours total	For the November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2026 cycle. AOA 1-A, 1-B, and 2, and AMA Category 1 and 2, all count toward the total.
20 hours AOA 1-A	AMA PRA Category 1 counts only as AOA Category 2 and never toward these 20. The free courses above get you to 14.75.
12 hours patient safety	Patient safety or risk management, Category 1 or 2. Act 31 and Act 124 hours do not count here.
2 hours Act 31	Child abuse recognition and reporting from a DHS-approved provider. The University of Pittsburgh course at reportabusepa.pitt.edu is free. Board records can lag 7 to 10 days, so finish it early.
2 hours Act 124	Pain management, identification of addiction, or opioid prescribing practices. See the opioid course at the top of this page.
Renew by Oct 31	Through PALS. There is no grace period.

Free courses close 5.25 of the 20 1-A hours short. The same portal lists paid on-demand conferences that carry larger 1-A blocks if you still need hours.

Requirements are summarized from the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine. The board’s text controls; confirm anything that affects your license there.

Not affiliated with or endorsed by the American Osteopathic Association or the Pennsylvania State Board of Osteopathic Medicine. Course availability, prices, and credit designations change; each course page is the authority. Last checked October 27, 2026. Disclosures.