When choosing your school, please be aware that membership with the College of Osteopaths of New Brunswick requires a minimum of 4 years full time or part time equivalent if you previously trained as a health care professional.
Here are things to consider before choosing your school for Osteopathic training.
Does the school offer Type 1 or Type 2 training?
Type 1 education must include all the relevant health sciences, common to all healthcare professions. Applicants for Type 2 education must already be a recognized healthcare practitioner with preferably, but not always, a university degree, e.g. physiotherapists, athletic therapists, massage therapists.
Does the school have adequate hours of training to meet the WHO Benchmarks?
All physical examination training and osteopathic skills must be taught by direct contact, not online or from a book. This means, in most cases approximately 4200hrs of direct contact education for Type 1 training and 1000hrs for Type 2 training. Homework, unless in a structured online class or webinar, is not considered part of the necessary hours and is in addition to them.
Does the school have a student Clinic?
The World Health Organization Benchmarks for Osteopathy training specify that supervised clinical training is an essential component of all osteopathic education and that it must be done in an osteopathic facility with high quality supervision.
Does the curriculum cover all the necessary osteopathic core competency components?
The competencies can be found in section 2 of the WHO Benchmarks and are necessary for Type 1 or Type 2 graduates to acquire. They should be included in the curriculum of any school chosen.
Is the school recognized or accepted by your provincial Osteopathic association or regulatory body?
Before choosing a school, you can communicate with the College of Osteopaths of New Brunswick to make sure the school is recognized and that the college will accept your diploma.
