Manual osteopath, Yasser Zia, DOMP writes why he chose to study at National Academy of Osteopathy:
As I went through the process of evaluating the various schools against
my criteria listed above, one school began to stand out over the rest:
NAO. This became my eventual choice. There were a few points which
really tipped the scales:
1. The campus proximity to York University meant that it was in a
central place in Toronto. It also meant accessibility via GO Transit.
2. The program materials adequately addressed “life after graduation”.
To me this meant I would not be left in the dark as to what to do after I
graduated (as was my experience with my undergraduate program). I was
confident that Dr. P was the man to teach me about Osteopathy but also
about life, business and establishing myself. The proof was in his
background building successful businesses.
3. The
fact that it was a FULL-TIME-5-days-a-week-on-campus program. All other
schools were part-time programs spread out across 4 years. Further, too
many of the other schools program materials seemed bent on ‘scaring’ the
students into how difficult it was, and how 4 years was required to
learn Osteopathy, and that anything less was dangerous etc. Quite
frankly I found this shallow and unnecessary. It reflected an
inferiority complex in my opinion. I saw nothing but positive messages
from NAO. When I looked into Facebook groups, blogs, and whitepapers of
NAO graduates I saw people similar to myself. People who changed
careers. People who had a mix of backgrounds. People who supported one
another.
4. Affordable tuition and reasonable
time-frame for a career change: I had funds and a support system to last
about 1 year. I simply could not afford to wait 4 years before I could
make money again. But even if I did, I simply didn’t believe the scare
tactics that me I could not learn Osteopathy in 1 year.
To read the full article click on the link below:
https://manualosteopath.wordpress.com/2016/04/26/choosing-an-osteopathy-program/
