Canadian DO schools?

[SillyCactus]

Hello,

I am doing some research on the DO career path and the options available for a Canadian student to apply to a DO program. So far I understand that there are some technicalities in the title given to Osteopathic practitioners depending on the province. But apart from that I do not know much about the present situation of Osteopathy in Canada.

May I ask if someone could fill me in on whether DO programs are available in Canada, and if so at which schools? So far the only Canadian program I am aware of is the Canadian College of Osteopathy in Toronto, Ontario.

Any advice or comments would be deeply appreciated.

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[swiss96]

Hi there, there are NO DO schools in Canada! The title "Osteopath" is used in both Canada and US, but graduates of the Canadian College of Osteopathy are not in any way the same thing as a DO. They do purely OMM and no medicine like a DO does. However, a graduate from a US school is qualified to practice medicine in Canada equivalent to an MD. The Canadian friendly DO schools are the following:

1. AZCOM
2. CCOM
3. KCUMBCOM
4. LMU-DCOM
5. LUCOM
6. MSUCOM
7. MUCOM
8. NSUCOM
9. RowanSOM
10. TouroCOM (New York)
11. UNECOM
12. WesternUCOMP (Pomona)

 

[JibsGuy52]

^Above poster nailed it. Apply to all of these.

"May I ask if someone could fill me in on whether DO programs are available in Canada, and if so at which schools? So far the only Canadian program I am aware of is the Canadian College of Osteopathy in Toronto, Ontario."
These are two TOTALLY different professions. Please do alot more research if you are still confusing these. There are no DO schools in Canada. comsa-do here is a good start.

 

[annieJ]

As people have already stated, DO schools do not exist in Canada the way they do in the US. I am a Canadian who got into a US DO school. Feel free to PM any questions but if you want to be a DO you MUST apply to the US.

 

[Future.miss.doctor]

Osteopathy schools in Canada (and Europe for that matter) do NOT teach you to become a physician. They only teach the OMM part of osteopathic medicine and you pretty much work as a physiotherapist. These people are not allowed to call themselves DOs. It's illegal. The schools that teach osteopathic MEDICINE only exist in the US. However once you graduate from these schools you can practice medicine in almost every country in the world.

 

[lkjh0987]

As people have already stated, DO schools do not exist in Canada the way they do in the US. I am a Canadian who got into a US DO school. Feel free to PM any questions but if you want to be a DO you MUST apply to the US.

Hello, bit late ik but had a few questions 🙂
P.S just some background I am a 4th year Nursing student with a 3.4 GPA (3.9 if you excluded my lowest grade year).

1) What is the admission process like for a Canadian applying. I know exactly what courses and prerequisite I need to apply to medical school in Canada, but what is generally required for a Canadians applying to DO in the USA?

2) How will they calculate my GPA? I plan to take a year of full time (prerequisite courses) studying after completing my undergraduate degree will they include those marks into my GPA?

3) As you can see my 3.4 GPA isn't competitive. What can I do take make my application competitive with just a low GPA? Should I do a masters...

4) Will my RN license give me any sort of edge?

Thanks so much!

 

[TroutTrout]

Hello, bit late ik but had a few questions 🙂
P.S just some background I am a 4th year Nursing student with a 3.4 GPA (3.9 if you excluded my lowest grade year).

1) What is the admission process like for a Canadian applying. I know exactly what courses and prerequisite I need to apply to medical school in Canada, but what is generally required for a Canadians applying to DO in the USA?

2) How will they calculate my GPA? I plan to take a year of full time (prerequisite courses) studying after completing my undergraduate degree will they include those marks into my GPA?

3) As you can see my 3.4 GPA isn't competitive. What can I do take make my application competitive with just a low GPA? Should I do a masters...

4) Will my RN license give me any sort of edge?

Thanks so much!

1. Apply to the schools listed above. Typical premedical courses - 2 courses general chem, 2 ochem, 2 physics, biochem (for some schools), sociology, psychology, english etc.

2. Post bacc classes will count towards your GPA giving you the opportunity to boost your grades. I graduated with 3.1 and ended up applying with a 3.5.

3. Masters wont count towards your ugrad GPA, just nail your post bacc courses and increase your GPA that way. 3.4 would be competitive with an MCAT of 510+.

4. From what I understand, no one really cares what your undergrad is in. In fact you'll probably have some explaining to do why you are changing from nursing to medicine.

 

[calivianya]

Will my RN license give me any sort of edge?

I don't think it will as a new grad. You haven't even worked as a nurse yet - so I'd be prepared to answer the question of why you're applying to med school when you don't even have any nursing experience, i.e. you don't know that you're not going to like being a nurse.

Being a nursing student is nothing like being a nurse.

 

[browncoffee]

As people have already stated, DO schools do not exist in Canada the way they do in the US. I am a Canadian who got into a US DO school. Feel free to PM any questions but if you want to be a DO you MUST apply to the US.

Hi! I am also a Canadian student looking to apply to DO. Could I message you?

 

[predent2020]

As people have already stated, DO schools do not exist in Canada the way they do in the US. I am a Canadian who got into a US DO school. Feel free to PM any questions but if you want to be a DO you MUST apply to the US.

What are the chances you can do your residency in Canada?

 

[sky778]

I’m a Canadian currently (almost?) a second year student at a DO school. Pm me if you have questions!

 

[Darkom86]

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