From my research, Penn. is the only state that will not accept AOA credits. California will accept 18 hours of AOA if the remaining 54 are ACGME. In Texas, ACGME=AOA. Same with every other state I've looked into.

Why do people start these rummors? You can take a clinical anywhere a Residency is offered. So to offer a residency, the program is run according to ACGME certification standards, thus on the premises is an MD or an OD assigned to the program. Remember, both MD and OD are both part of the ACGME program. Furthermore, there are lots of ties between hospitals, colleges and so forth. Larking is certified thru Univ Miami.