Types of Memberships - Based on Osteopathic Education
Canadian Osteopathic Graduates
Requirements:
- Be a graduate of a Canadian osteopathic college of manual practice that is approved by the OAO.
- Complete the appropriate application form.
- Submit the annual membership fee with your application.
As an active member of the OAO, you have the right to:
- vote
- hold office in the association
- be a committee volunteer
- pay less to attend OAO seminars and workshops
Foreign Osteopathic Graduates
Requirements
- Be a graduate of an osteopathic school or program of osteopathic manual practice outside of Canada.
- Complete the appropriate application form.
- Submit the 4 additional documents and the administration fee required from foreign-trained osteopaths (for details, see requirements).
- Submit the annual membership fee with your application.
As an affiliate member of the OAO, you:
- can be a volunteer on a committee
- do not have voting rights
- may apply to become an active member of the OAO if you are a Canadian citizen
- pay less to attend OAO seminars and workshops
Osteopathic Students
Requirements
- Be a student at a Canadian college teaching osteopathic manual practice whos curriculum meets the OAO's educational standards.
- Complete the appropriate application form.
- Submit the discounted annual membership fee with your application.
As an active member of the OAO, you have the right to:
- vote
- hold office in the association
- serve on committees
- pay less to attend OAO seminars and workshops
Supporting Members
If you are interested in osteopathy but are not an active or affiliate member, you can become a supporting member of the OAO.
Requirement
- Pay the regular annual membership fee.
Supporting members do not have all the rights that active and affiliate members do, but they do
- receive the same notices and publications from OAO
- pay less to attend OAO seminars and workshops
Fees
Please download the appropriate application form for more details on membership fees.
Membership Application
Upcoming Courses & Events:
July 8-11, 2010
Ligamentous Articular Strain
Location: CNIB Centre, Toronto
Registration: Basic & Advanced
August 7-8, 2010
Trigenics - RTP Course: Midbody, Spine and Thorax
Location: Hilton Garden Inn, Toronto
Registration: info@trigenicsinstitute.com
August 19, 2010
Open House - Canadian College of Osteopathy
Location: 150 Bridgeland Ave. 6pm
Registration:
September 25-26, 2010
Lower & Upper Quadrant Fascial Chains Rehabilitation
Location: Sheridan College, Brampton, Ont.
Registration: www.annehartleyagency.com
October 16-17, 2010
Rational Cranial Osteopathy (2) - Fred Mitchell Jr.
Location: Discovery Centre, Stratford, Ontario
Registration: info@physiostratford.com
October 29-31, 2010
The Whole Health Conference
Location: Victoria B.C.
Registration: www.nhpcanada.org
November 4-7, 2010
Toronto Osteopathic Symposium
Location: 150 Bridgeland Ave, Suite 102 Toronto
Registration: ccoseena@rogers.com