american association of physician specialists american association of physician specialists the american association of physician specialists, inc. (aaps) is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit organization founded in 1950, with headquarters in tampa, florida. the aaps was first organized to provide specialty certification for physicians who had obtained advanced training in various areas of medical specialty. aaps was the first organization of its kind to accept both m.d. and d.o. physicians as full members, in contrast to the american board of medical specialties which was initially limited to those with a m.d. not to be confused with american board of medical specialties.american association of physician specialistsformation1950typeprofessional associationtax id no. 23-7009389legal status501(c)(6)headquarterstampa, floridalocation united statesmembership doctor of medicine (md)doctor of osteopathic medicine (do)presidentterrance l. baker, md, ms,faaep executive directoranthony durante executive directorjeff morris, jd affiliationsamerican association of physician specialists foundationrevenue (2014) $3,023,100expenses (2014)$3,016,127employees (2014) 15websitewww.aapsus.org mission aaps' mission is to promote the art and science of medicine for the betterment of the public health, to advance the interests of physicians and their patients, to promote public health, to lobby for legislation favorable to physicians and patients, and to advance new and evolving areas of medical specialization through academic discourse. it also publishes the american journal of clinical medicine (ajcm). academies the aaps oversees the following 20 medical academies: administrative medicine anesthesiology dermatology diagnostic radiology disaster medicine- american academy of disaster medicine (aadm) emergency medicine- american academy of emergency physicians (aaep) family medicine obstetrics family practice geriatric medicine hospital medicine integrative medicine internal medicine obstetrics and gynecology ophthalmology orthopedic surgery plastic & reconstructive surgery psychiatry radiation oncology surgery urgent care