Friends of Osteopathy in Ontario Parliament

National Academy of Osteopathy (Canada) president Dr Shawn Pourgol, MBA, DC, DO, PhD was invited today to the Ontario Parliament by Honorable Dr Reza Moridi, PhD, MPP, the Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges & Universities.

Dr Pourgol was fortunate enough to also speak with Honorable John Tory, the Toronto Mayor and Honorable Kathleen Wynne the Ontario Premier.

These distinguished politicians are all friends of osteopathy and every year send greetings to our students.

NAO Professor Coaches Race Car Driver

World famous sports nutrition specialist, Professor Abazar Habibinia who teaches nutrition and other subjects at National Academy of Osteopathy supervises Daniel Morad, a Canadian race car driver for his competition in Florida, USA.

Daniel won the first place at the Formula BMW USA car race championship in 2007. He is the rising star in car racing.

We are proud of our professors. They are distinguished in the field they teach. 

 

 

Martial Arts Grand Master Graduates from NAO

We are happy to announce that grand master Richard Ramnarine, DOMP founder of the Kage Musha Dojo, and a black belt in Jujitsu (5th degree), Jeet Kune Do and 3 other martial arts has just graduated as a manual osteopath from National Academy of Osteopathy. We are proud to have such distinguished martial artist as a member of our alumni.

 

 

NAO Graduation Day Photos

Feb 27, 2016 graduation day ceremony at National Academy of Osteopathy:

NAO Alumni President

Andrew Chan, DOMP has been chosen as the new president of the National Academy of Osteopathy Alumni Association (2016).

 

Congratulations Andrew! 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Osteopathy Education

There are currently a number of schools of osteopathy in Canada offering educational programs in European style osteopathy (aka manual osteopathy, no surgery, no medications).

There is only one school offering osteopathy programs in Canada on full time basis. National Academy of Osteopathy offers a 12 months (260 days) full time diploma in osteopathic manual practice (DOMP) program through online as well as on-campus program.

There is no other 3, 4 or 5 years full time osteopathy program in Canada. All other osteopathic colleges offer programs that are part time but take 3, 4 or 5 years to be completed.

For example the number of teaching days of the 4 and 5 years part time osteopathy programs offered by some colleges in Ontario is approximately 200 days. Another college that offers a 3 year program in osteopathy has total teaching days of only 36 days.

NAO Canada offers the longest, most detailed osteopathy programs in Canada (2,200 hours). NAO also teaches most techniques than any other school in Canada.

To receive our information package on how you can become a manual osteopath send an email to admissions@nationalacademyofosteopathy.com. 

Osteopathy Coverage for Veterans

Osteopathy Coverage for Canadian Veterans

Did you know in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, veterans are covered for manual osteopathic care provided by National Academy of Osteopathy graduates?

Nicholas Zankai, Our New Faculty

Our New Faculty Member

We are happy to announce that Nicholas Zancai has been offered an osteopathic techniques teaching assistant position with our school (pending graduation).

Nick is a student of National Academy of Osteopathy, set to graduate this month. He has been an outstanding student, with superb clinical skills. During his internship, we received many referrals to our student clinic by his patients. One patient is even considering applying for our osteopathy program after being treated by Nick.

We were so impressed by his clinical skills and ethics at our student clinic that we offered a teaching assistant position to him. He will work as assistant in Dr Pourgol’s technique classes.

We welcome Nick to our faculty and wish him success in his new career, set to start March 03, 2016. 

I Love NAO Photos from Florida

"I love National Academy of Osteopathy" photos from different beaches (South Beach, Miami Beach, Edgewater Naples Beach, Fort Lauderdale Beach) across Florida (USA).

NAO's First Billboard Ad

Expanding Osteopathy to Small Towns

Our goal is to make osteopathic care available in every city around the world, no matter how small.
To introduce osteopathy to small towns National Academy of Osteopathy has decided to advertise on large billboards near small towns.

We start in Ontario, Canada followed by other Canadian provinces, then USA and other countries.

Here is our first billboard ad in Oakwood, Ontario.

Viceral & Cranial Osteopathy Instructors at NAO

Who are the instructors teaching visceral & cranial osteopathy?

National Academy of Osteopathy teaches visceral techniques of osteopathy (visceral manipulation) & cranial osteopathy (osteopathy in the cranial field) both online, as well as on-campus. 

 

Dr Oleg Bagren, MD, DOMP & Mr Jorje Andas, MSc (O) teach visceral techniques and Pamela Crosson Fournier, RMT, DOMP & Dr Daniel Nuzun, DO teach cranial osteopathy.

 

 

NAO Sponsors Ontario MPP

Fundraising Event for Ontario Minister

We have become a sponsor of a fundraising event for honourable Dr Reza Moridi, PhD, MPP, member of the Ontario parliament and minister of training, colleges & universities of Ontario (Canada).

American Massage Therapist Practicing Osteopathy

American Massage therapist, Alec Destroismaisons (from New Hampshire) practicing osteopathic temporomandibular joint (TMJ) techniques at the York University Heights campus of National Academy of Osteopathy in Toronto.