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Osteopathic medicine in Canada
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Osteopathic medicine in Canada is similar to conventional medicine in Canada, with the addition of osteopathic manipulation to diagnose and treat patients. Osteopathic physicians hold equal practice rights to non-osteopathic physicians (MDs) in Canada. North American osteopathic medicine requires an osteopathic physician to be trained and receive the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree granted by a College of Osteopathic Medicine accredited by the American Osteopathic Association.
- This article discusses osteopathic physicians practising medicine in Canada, for non-physician osteopathic practitioners, see Osteopathy in Canada.
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The Canadian Osteopathic Association (COA) represents osteopathic physicians registered for medical practice across Canada, and the Canadian Osteopathic Medical Student Association (COMSA) is the affiliated student organization.[citation needed] In Canada, the titles "osteopath" and "osteopathic physician" are protected in some provinces by the medical regulatory college for physicians and surgeons.[1][2][3] As of 2011, there were approximately 20 U.S.-trained osteopathic physicians, all of whom held a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, practising in all of Canada.[4] As of 2014, no training programs have been established for osteopathic physicians in Canada.[5] Currently, there are no DO programs outside the United States. DO programs are accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) of the American Osteopathic Association.[6] The authority for licensure of osteopathic physicians lies with the provincial Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
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Licensing requirements for osteopathic physicians
This is a summary of the licensing requirements of osteopathic physicians in Canada:[13]
The Canadian Osteopathic Association started the Canadian Osteopathic Medical Student Association in 2011.[14]
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