FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 11, 2025

Indianapolis, IN—William H. Devine, DO, of Phoenix, AZ, received the highest honor for members of the American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO) on March 28 during the AAO Convocation 2025 in Orlando, Florida. The Andrew Tay­lor Still Medallion of Honor award is given to the organization’s members who have exhibited an exceptional understanding and applica­tion of osteopathic principles and concepts and for outstanding accomplishments in scientific or professional affairs. The award takes its name from Andrew Taylor Still, MD, DO, the founder of osteopathic medicine.

 William H. Devine, DO, comes from a family of osteopathic physicians, including his father and two uncles and has always had an interest in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM). That interest spurred his long and diverse career supporting the osteopathic profession in his roles as clinician, teacher, advocate, leader, and innovator. He has helped countless patients, students, organizations, and the profession experience the osteopathic approach to healthcare and is most deserving of this honor with his life-long devotion and advocacy of osteopathic medicine.

 Dr. Devine has served the osteopathic profession in numerous organizations at the local, national and international levels. As one of the original founders of the Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (MWU/AZCOM), he has worked as a clinical professor in the Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) Department, as the director of postgraduate OMM for the university’s Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institute (OPTI), as the program director for the NMM residency, and served as the faculty sponsor to the Student American Academy of Osteopathy AZCOM Chapter. He has also advocated for osteopathy serving as a board member of the Arizona Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee, as a representative at the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) House of Delegates for Arizona, and as president and board member of the Arizona Academy of Osteopathy (an AAO component society). He has been involved nationally with the Association of Osteopathic Directors and Medical Educators (AODME), on the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) Educational Council on Osteopathic Principles (ECOP), with exam writing for the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners NBOME), and as a member of the American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (AOBNMM). Internationally, Dr. Devine has given keynote presentations and presented workshops in the UK, Italy, Germany, Taiwan, Türkiye, Denmark and Norway.

 Dr. Devine has contributed his expertise to osteopathic literature through research with significant contributions to every edition of the AOA-sponsored Foundations of Osteopathic Medicine, where he served as an author and associate editor. He has written and coauthored chapters in other medical textbooks including two textbooks on Clinical Counterstrain Osteopathic Manipulation, many research papers, and articles published in the JAOA.

 Dr. Devine has expressed his support and commitment to the AAO through his activities on the Board of Governors; while on the Education, Osteopathic Medical Economics, Postdoctoral Training, and Student Academies Committees; and with his presentations at AAO lectures, workshops, and courses. His extensive experience and exceptional understanding of the application of osteopathic principles and practice are evident in his passion and excitement to practice and teach the application of the tenants of osteopathy.

 For more information on Dr. Devine, contact Sherri L. Quarles, Chief Executive Officer at the American Academy of Osteopathy at (317) 879-1881, ext. 214, or at [email protected].

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