New NAO Program: Diploma in Athletic Therapy

After losing 60 pounds last year I gained over 10 pounds of muscle in November by hitting the weights hard and heavy while eating a lot of protein, good healthy fat and complex carbohydrates.
I exercise every day and am very interested in a healthy life style. I plan to add more health, wellness and fitness related programs to our schools.

Therefore I am happy to find out today that a new diploma program in athletic therapy has been approved to be added to National Academy of Osteopathy. This is such a great news!

Information about this new NAO program will be provided soon.

Dr Shahin Pourgol, MBA, DC, DO, PhD
president

Card from Canadian Prime Minister

National Academy of Osteopathy president, Dr. Shahin Pourgol, MBA, DC, DO, PhD received a card from Right Honorable Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada.

Online vs On-campus Education

Which one is better? The answer may surprise you!

Here is a research article by the US Department of Education that indicates online students perform better than on-campus students. "The meta-analysis found that on average, students in online learning conditions performed modestly better than those receiving face-to-face instruction." 

We teach online as well as on-campus education. However our on-campus students have full access to all our online video lectures as well.

We graduate successful manual osteopaths!

Dr Pourgol’s business lectures are one of the reasons we graduate successful manual osteopaths. We teach students everything we know about business management. Here is a comment Dr Pourgol received from his student, manual osteopath, Dani Reid (graduated August 2016) who opened her own private osteopathy clinic recently in London (Ontario, Canada):

“Your help has been immeasurable. I'm so booked I haven't had time to implement a quarter of your tips from business lectures. Thank you!”

 

 

Meet NAO graduate: Danni Reid, DOMP

Manual osteopath & posture specialist Danni Reid, a graduate of National Academy of Osteopathy (August 2016) works at her private osteopathy and structural integration clinic located at 155 Oxford St East, London, Ontario. To make an appointment with her please call 226 377-6262 or email her at danimreid@gmail.com. You can also visit her website at www.danireid.com for more information.

To learn more about osteopathy send an email to admissions@nationalacademyofosteopathy.com to request our information package. 

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We love our students!

National Academy of Osteopathy students, class of September 2016 at the York University Heights campus in Toronto (Canada).

Osteopathy Mannequin Challenge

National Academy of Osteopathy students did the mannequin challenge today at our York University Heights campus in Toronto.

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What a great Christmas Potluck!

Thanks to all National Academy of Osteopathy students who brought food today to the campus. It was a great time! 

 

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Fully booked clinic in 3 weeks!

Here is a message sent to Dr Pourgol by NAO graduate, Nik Jovanović:

“Hey dr p! So I'm 3 weeks into my employment as an osteo and I'm almost FULLY BOOKED!!! This has been great so far! Thank you for everything you taught me.”

We graduate successful manual osteopaths because we teach them everything we know about business management.

Dr Pourgol’s business lectures are one of the main reasons so many students of other osteopathic colleges transfer to NAO.

To become a successful manual osteopath study at National Academy of Osteopathy. 

Joining Newfoundland & Labrador Osteopathic Association

Our graduate are eligible to join the Newfoundland & Labrador Osteopathic Association (NLOA). Visit http://www.osteopathyassociation.ca/ for more information.

NAO Professors

Professor Abazar Habibinia, MD with Dr Shahin Pourgol, MBA, DC, DO, PhD 

With the Prime Minister of Canada

NAO president, Dr Shahin Pourgol attended an event with Honorable Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada to celebrate his first anniversary of becoming the prime minister.

Dr Pourgol was honored to receive this letter from the prime minister:

"Shahin -- one year ago today, we made history together.

On November 4, 2015, I had the honour of being sworn in as Prime Minister, and I named our country's Cabinet. A cabinet as diverse and as strong as Canada itself.

It was your hard work and your unwavering support that made this historic achievement possible. Thank you so very much, Shahin.

Justin Trudeau

Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada"

Regulation of Osteopathy in Ontario

The word "osteopathy" is not regulated in Ontario or any of the other provinces in Canada. The word "osteopath" is regulated in Ontario. That is why National Academy of Osteopathy (Canada) graduates are permitted to use the word "osteopathy" in their clinic names or call what they do "osteopathy". The term "osteopath" is regulated in Ontario, British Columbia and some other provinces but not all.

In the province of Quebec and some other provinces our graduates can call themselves "osteopath". In provinces where the term "osteopath" is regulated our graduates call themselves manual osteopaths or osteopathic manual practitioners.