National Academy of Osteopathy (NAO), located in the York University Heights (Toronto) is a school founded as a Canadian institution that offers an excellent education nationally and internationally. We are the largest manual osteopathic college in the world (teaching manual osteopathy in 45 countries) and are the first and only osteopathic college in Canada that has been accepted as an affiliate member of the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA). NAO is an educational institution (founded in Canada by manual osteopath, Dr Shahin Pourgol, MBA, DC, DOMP, DO) offering a World Health Organization (WHO) compliant program leading to a Diploma in Osteopathic Manual Practice (DOMP). NAO offers full time as well as part time European style manual osteopathy professional programs leading to a Diploma in Osteopathic Manual Practice – DOMP.
Our Mission
- Be recognized for excellence in manual osteopathic education;
- Prepare tomorrow’s osteopathic manual practitioners to be competent and successful members of the health care team; and
- Offer dynamic and innovative clinical based scientific manual osteopathy program.
Our Vision
To provide the best possible clinical based scientific manual osteopathic education in order to improve the health of society.
Our Courses
(for students without prior health education)
1 year full time or 2 years part time
( starts each September & March)
Tuition (online on-demand)
$14,850.00
Tuition (campus based)
$14,850.00
(for students with prior health education)
6 months full time or 12 months part time
(starting September & March of each year)
Tuition (online program)
$9,970.00
Tuition (in-campus)
$9,970.00
Campus based students must complete 1000 hours of clinical practice at NAO teaching clinic in Toronto.
Success Guarantee
NAO graduates successful manual osteopaths. We back this with a 100% guarantee.
We are the largest provider of manual osteopathic education in the world with alumni in 72 countries. Most manual osteopaths in Canada are our alumni. NAO is accepted by most osteopathic associations in Canada and US and most Canadian insurers cover osteopathic care provided by our alumni. We are the main provider of osteopathic care in Canada through our clinic, the Osteopathy Chronic Pain Clinics of Canada that has 318 locations in 30 countries.
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Sessional dates 2019-2020
Deadlines for registration
March batch: 15 Feb
September batch: 15 August
Sessional dates 2019-2020
Program start dates
March batch: 3 March
September batch: 3 September
Testimonials
A post published on LinkedIn by NAO student, osteopath, Hep (Alvin) Rebellon who works in Dubai, UAE.
Previously, mainstream osteopathic schools and their alumni thought of Dr. Pourgol's vision for online osteopathic education was inadequate by providing its schools curriculum all online. In my opinion those schools are not visionaries as they failed to harness the full potential of digital learning in their osteopathic educational programs and have chosen to stay with the traditional classroom learning setting. Dr. Pourgol is leading by years away in providing online osteopathy education. Honestly, I chose to study under Dr. Pourgol’s institutions (National Academy of Osteopathy & then National University of Medical Sciences) due to their proactive effort to uplift the osteopathic profession, their continuous innovations in education and learning platform, the professional support that they provide to their graduates, and to get a cost-effective education (which other schools are shying away from). Kudos to Dr. Pourgol and the faculty of both schools in Canada and Spain. Dr Pourgol, Thank you for your vision. Please do share this in your network - so more people can have the privilege to benefit from your vision, knowledge, experiences and teachings. Many thanks Dr. Pourgol. Looking forward to meet you in person one day.
"The course (DOMP program offered by National Academy of Osteopathy) was well organized and easy to follow. Studying at my own pace was excellent. The Practical was well taught and highly valuable. The expanded opportunities well be a good challenge. As a Chiropractor I find these procedures as effective with no possibility of after effects. More Chiropractors should get on board "
Student Testimonial from Alberta, Canada
" ……………I'd like to also add that I've taken many, many courses across a variety of industries in as many different countries, and never have I come across a lecturer that is so sincerely determined to set his students up for success in both business and life as Dr Pourgol. I'm sure I speak on behalf of many students who feel the same. We are very fortunate to have such a mentor. Thank you Dr Pourgol. "
Student Testimonial from Bermuda
Today's salute goes to .......drum roll please.....Dr.Habibinia of NAO teaching and endlessly complex subject of clinical nutrition and breaking it down to practical, interesting and useful format with a lot of color and charts for all of us visual learners...there is a real skill in conveying information ...thanks Dr. You are appreciated.
A post by Dr Bashar Alazzam, MD, DOMP, a recent graduate of National Academy of Osteopathy (from London, Ontario).
"Thank you so much Dr Shahin Pourgol for giving me the honor to be one of your student at national academy of osteopathy.... It was a big challenge for me, changing my field of helping patients from Anaesthesia and intensive care dealing with patients who want to sleep in Operation Rooms or already in Coma in ICU , and now becoming a manual osteopathy treating awake patients.... Thank God and Thanks everybody who makes this dream come true, all teachers at NAO; Dr. Shahin Pourgol, Dr Oleg Bagrin, Dr Abazar Habibinia, Dr Daniel Nuzum, Pamela Crosson-Fournier, & Nicholas Zancai All the nice and supper kind ladies and staff at NAO , thank you sOoOoOoOo much."
A post from Dr Mercedeh, one of our students at National Academy of Osteopathy
Dr Mercedeh, one of our students at National Academy of Osteopathy who is a physician, a black belt martial artist and now a manual osteopath in Toronto!
"I love Osteopathy and NAO. Dr. Pourgol you changed my life. Thank you"
A post from NAO graduate, Dr Mercedeh Ghazi, MD, DOMP written for National Academy of Osteopathy technique instructor, Nizholas Zancai, DOMP
"Dear Nicholas,
I would like to thank you for all the encouragement you have given me during the course. I cannot thank you enough for your endless support and effort. I loved every wonderful minute of NAO and always came home full of enthusiasm and motivation. You are the best TA!"
A post from NAO graduate Dani Reid, DOMP (August 2016) to Dr Pourgol
"Thank you, you are the best teacher in the world!"
A letter from one of our students in Mexico Dear Dr. Pourgol
I first want to thank you for the great lectures the school has. I've passed through other Osteopathy schools and none of them have taught me how to become a real osteopath as this school does. I live in México City, single mom of two boys, and osteopathy has become very important to me, a way of life.
I'm very proud to be part of the best osteopaths in the world.
A post by our student Jodi, who is a Canadian Fitness Champion
When I started this program (diploma in osteopathic manual practice) I wasn't sure if I could do it, but honestly my school is the best and the amount of knowledge I have gained is immeasurable! National Academy of Osteopathy has the best profs, staff and alumni that are always available to answer questions.
Osteopathy is such an amazing profession!! I am so excited to embark on this next chapter and coincide it with Lean Aesthetics.
A post from kinesiologist and osteopathy student, Christina Anderson from Beeton, Ontario
"Dr. Pourgol is the best teacher I have ever had the pleasure to know. I have never met such an intelligent man. He is such a positive influence in my life and I feel grateful everyday to have someone with such influence guiding me."
"Choosing National Academy of Osteopathy was an easy choice. Dr. Pourgol and staff are caring and they go to extreme lengths to make sure you know the techniques, hand placements, body positions, and theory behind our work. I applaud that the school, professors, and assistants want you to succeed through advice, various business management lectures, and practical skills shown by example. "
"The National Academy of Osteopathy has been an excellent experience thus far! Hands down, this is the best practical training I have received. Dr. Pourgol does a great job demonstrating the techniques on each of the students so that we can experience the technique first hand and know what we are supposed to feel. This allows us to communicate with the other students to see how our technique compares to the instructors. I am really enjoying the program and I look forward to going into class each day! "
"The institution has an outstanding reputation for their commitment to their students, their ability to produce successful leading manual osteopaths, and to the global development of the field of osteopathy. My experience studying osteopathy with the NAO thus far has been wonderful. The amount that I have learned in a few short months is incredible, and I attribute much of that to the excellent instructors and resources I have been provided with through the academy."
