National Academy of Osteopathy (NAO), located in Toronto, Ontario is founded as a Canadian institution that would offer an excellent education, be a catalyst for developing a unified profession, conduct research to further the scientific basis of manual osteopathy, become the home for knowledge related to manual osteopathy and be the face of the profession to governments, third party payers, and the general public. We are a fully accredited, professional educational institution with professional faculty and staff who are experts in their fields. NAO receives no direct government funding and relies on tuition fees and donations for support. NAO educates osteopathic manual practitioners with a four months condensed full time and two part time (nine months and three year) professional programs leading to a Diploma in Manual Osteopathy (DMO). NAO graduates may sit for exams administered by Canadian Manual Osteopathy Examining Board. Upon successful completion of the board exam they may join International Osteopathic Association to receive certificate of registeration. NAO graduates who are IOA members may practice in most countries around the world such as Canada, USA, Australia, England, Iran, China, Brazil, India, Costa Rica, etc.