90 Eglinton Avenue East, Unit 900
Toronto, ON, M4P 2Y3
Educating Osteopathic Manual Practitioners in Ontario since 1992
Tradition, Research and Know-How
Philippe Druelle D.O.
Jane Stark D.O.M.P., MSc, Philippe Druelle D.O., D.Sc.O., Brad Mc Cucheon D.O.M.P., MScO, Tara Drew D.O.M.P., PhD.
Why choose the Canadian College of Osteopathy in Toronto
Selecting the right institution in which to study traditional osteopathy is extremely important to your future. The quality of your education and training is crucial for your professional career as well as for the reputation of osteopathy. The Canadian College of Osteopathy (CCO) is the right place for you to earn your D.O.M.P. (Diploma in Osteopathic Manual Practice) and D.Sc.O. (Diploma in the Science of Osteopathy).
Established in Toronto in 1992 as Ontario's first osteopathic educational institution, the CCO remains the best place to obtain the most comprehensive education and training to prepare for a professional career in osteopathy. Along with our affiliated institutions, we have been training and educating osteopaths in Canada since 1981. More than 1,456 osteopaths and osteopathic manual practitioners have graduated from our nationwide schools. You have educational options with us. For example, you can begin your studies in Toronto and continue your program, with the same high level of quality, at one of our affiliates in Montreal, Quebec City, Vancouver, Winnipeg, or Halifax—or even in Germany or Switzerland.
After graduation, Ontario residents can obtain full member status with the Association of Osteopathic Manual Practitioners (OAO), the longest-standing osteopathic association in Ontario, established in 1999. The OAO works for you ensuring that insurance companies recognize your status as a legitimate practitioner within the province. This professional osteopathy association is known for its international diversity and is a partner member of the Osteopathic International Alliance (OIA).
Other Reasons to Choose CCO
- The CCO and its affiliated institutions remain the leaders in the training of fully qualified, clinically effective, and therapeutically safe osteopathic manual practitioners in Canada. Our curriculum provides a strong foundation in the history, philosophy, theory, principles, and practices of osteopathy—from its beginnings under A.T Still to its modern-day practitioners and researchers—as well as the basics of anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics.
- Our instructors are osteopaths or osteopathic manual practitioners, clinicians, researchers, and authors, each with between 5 and 35 years of clinical and/or teaching experience. Our faculty, assistants, and clinical supervisors in the student clinic have been selected for their expertise and dedication. They will help you move forward in your education and career. Their primary goal is to transmit their know-how to you in as effective a manner as possible.
- The CCO provides complete hands-on clinical training in patient-centered therapies, both in the classroom setting and in the student clinic, giving students valuable practical palpation experience with real patients. Palpation and clinical reasoning skills require time to develop, so we don't rush our students. Our program is paced out over five years, during which time you'll be able to gradually incorporate what you learn at school into your own practice at a rate that allows genuine progress. This progress and proficiency will stay with you for a lifetime, not just to finish an exam.
- Whereas there are many courses that teach osteopathic techniques, only our program provides you with the clinical methodology. In other words, we teach you how to know which techniques to use and what sequence to apply them in, so that your patient undergoes the minimal amount of treatment and obtains the maximum results. Only the CCO teaches a distinct clinical methodology to ensure that treatments are precisely designed and concisely applied.
- Our small and friendly classes help ensure that each student receives the special personalized attention required to allow him or her to achieve full potential as an osteopathic manual practitioner. The classes are pleasant, well-organized, and well-lit.
- With our computer room, library, and video archives, you will have access to the best postgraduate courses and symposia, with such renowned international osteopaths as Harold Magoun, Viola Frymann, Fred Mitchell Junior, Anne Wales, Thomas Schooley, and Alan Becker. This advantage enables you to gain exposure to all the relevant and up-to-date information in the profession.
- We have convenient classroom schedules to minimize your time lost from work. Our campus also has a convenient location, with easy access to public transportation (including the subway station at the Yorkdale shopping mall) and ample parking.
- Upon completion of the program you will receive a diploma in Osteopathic Manual Practice D.O.M.P. and a diploma in the Science of Osteopathy (D.Sc.O.). The D.O.M.P. was originally designated for CCO graduates but because of its value, the D.O.M.P. was soon adopted Province wide by other osteopathic schools and diplomas mills. The D.Sc.O. is a unique set of post-nominal letters that are trademarked by the CCO.
- CCO offers a fantastic continuing education program with opportunities to study with internationally recognized specialists. Courses of continuing education are based on the concept of the Master class, in which renowned osteopaths transmit their expertise. In addition, the CCO holds an annual Founder's Day conference where you can meet and study from the best osteopaths in the world. Our affiliate campuses in Montreal and Germany also hold annual international conferences that provide our students and graduates with the opportunity to expand their osteopathic training.
- Tuition fees are established according to the number of hours you spend in direct contact with teachers. A detailed invoice guarantees transparency.
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90 Eglinton Avenue East, Unit 900
Toronto, ON, M4P 2Y3
Phone: 416-597-0367
Toll free: 1-877-893-0367
Fax: 416-597-9919
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