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Illinois Osteopathic
Medical Society
Historical Facts
- The first legislative recognition of
Osteopathy in Illinois is dated April 21, 1899. D.O.s were examined
by the Medical Board as "Other Practitioners" and could
not be called doctors and had no legal rights to be a physician. By
1923, the law was changed so that Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine
could be examined in Obstetrics and could legally practice
Obstetrics.
- In 1903 the Illinois Osteopathic
Association was incorporated in the state of Illinois.
- The first D.O. to practice in
Illinois was Dr. Herman Still. He did not establish a permanent
office, but traveled and practiced in different towns.
- Dr. Harry W. Still was the first D.O.
to establish a permanent practice in Illinois. In 1894 he practiced
in Chicago and Evanston simultaneously.
- Dr. Arthur G. Hildreth was a member
of the first class to graduate from the American School of
Osteopathy.
- For more than half of a century
(from 1903 to 1955) osteopathic physicians in Illinois were forced
to operate under the handicap of a limited license. Then in the
spring of 1955, the Illinois Supreme Court handed down a decision
approving the Chicago College of Osteopathy as a school qualified to
teach medicine and surgery in all of its branches.
- The Articles of Incorporation of the
Illinois Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons were
filed in the office of the Secretary of State on June 26, 1952.The
name change to Illinois Osteopathic Medical Society was registered
with the Secretary of State on February 4, 1999.
The Goals of this Association are:
- Maintaining high standards of
osteopathic education and practice;
- Encouraging and originating
research;
- Collecting, publishing, and
disseminating pertinent information for the improvement of the
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) and for the improvement of the
public health;
- Striving to present the concept of
osteopathic medicine and surgery to the citizens of Illinois so that
this concept is understood and utilized;
- Supporting and advancing the goals
of the American Osteopathic Association, as a divisional Society;
and
- Coordinating the activities of
member Doctors of Osteopathy and Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine and
their district societies in Illinois.
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