Study Osteopathy, the leading manual practice, in Calgary or Hamilton
Take the next step in your health care career
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The leading provider of Osteopathic education in Canada for over 20 years!
Why study at CAO?
- 98% employment rate of our graduates
- Average salary of our graduates: $125,000 a year
- Flexible 4-year program - convenient schedules to allow all students to continue working while they study
- Supervised clinical experience
- Highly rated PhD & physician instructors
Continue to work full/part time while you study. Two campuses locations for hands-on training.
What is Osteopathy?
Osteopathy is exceptionally effective to assist in a variety of health conditions and helping people maintain health.
Osteopathy can help with pain regulation, body disregulation, muscular skeletal problems, cardio/respiratory problems, digestive problems and reproductive problems.
Osteopathy improves the bodies overall capacity to heal and regulate bodily processes while not treating medical pathologies.
Why are more people
studying Osteopathy?
High employability rates.
Treat the whole body - facilitate your clients ability to self-heal and self-regulate.
Manual osteopathic care is covered by most extended health plan insurers!
Enjoy career freedom - most osteopaths are self-employed
Who does an OMT treat
Osteopathy has been widely accepted and highly effective in treating a variety of patient populations over the last 100 years.
High-level athletes and performing artists
Children and youth
Aging adults and seniors
The general population to encourage health and wellness
Where would you be working?
A career as an OMT opens up doors to working in a wide range of health settings, including:
Private clinics
Multidisciplinary clinics
Professional sports clubs
Government
Research institutes
With a growing demand for Osteopathic Manual Practitioners, your career path can be as diverse as the range of patients you will treat!
The CAO offers a Diploma in Osteopathy
What you will learn
You will learn the complex principles of osteopathy, including a surgical-level understanding of functional anatomy and how the human body works and responds. Core units include the study of advanced levels of anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics, particularly the structure and function of the muscular and nervous systems.
All students are required to complete supervised clinical training & practice before graduation. This takes place in dedicated clinical environments – our under-year clinic as well as our upper-year clinic – that are insured and supervised by professional Osteopathic Manual Practitioners.
Early Admission Deadline for Spring Semester: February 15, 2024
Course Details
Duration: 4 years (including clinical experience)
Campuses: Available at our Calgary and Hamilton campuses
How to Enrol
We offer multiple pathways to enrol in our Diploma in Osteopathy. Request a Course Information Pack and one of our advisors will get in touch with more information.
Celebrating 20 years leading Osteopathic Education
“I decided to do my kinesiology degree before coming to the CAO. I found that I didn’t have enough tools to practice when I was done. The experience I had in the CAO student clinic really set me up for success, because it gives you that opportunity to ask real-time questions of supervisors or upper-year students, and get feedback on treatment, right as it’s happening."
- Amanda Voisin
Accreditations and Affiliations
Continue to work full/part time while you study. Two campuses locations for hands-on training.