What training does an Osteopath undergo?
Osteopathic training in Australia consists of a minimum of five years of undergraduate and post graduate study. All Osteopaths must be registred with the Osteopath’s registration board of Victoria regulated federally by the Minister for health. The main representative body for Osteopaths Australia wide is the Australian Osteopathic Association (A.O.A.) which deals with issues specific to the profession ie. Continuing education, promotion and legislation issues.
Osteopathy was the first complementary healthcare profession to be accorded statutory regulation by the government. Osteopaths are expert primary contact healthcare professionals who have undergone five years of training to gain a BSc (Hons) degree or equivalent, and are registered with the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC). The GOsC protects patients by regulating and setting standards for Osteopathic education, practise and conduct.
