Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0

• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.12 - Medicine

51.1202 - Osteopathic medicine/osteopathy (DO)

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of osteopathic medicine, involving a combination of medical principles and procedures and osteopathic principles of holistic medicine and the relationship of the musculoskeletal system to general health. These programs include courses in the basic medical sciences, preventive medicine, family and community medicine, medical informatics, disease systems, organ and physiologic systems, osteopathic principles and practice, osteopathic manipulative treatment, musculoskeletal and skin systems, clinical specialty rotations, medical ethics, and professional standards and practice management.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO)
  • osteopath
  • osteopathic medicine
  • osteopathy

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • homeopathic medicine(51.3304)
  • medicine(51.1201)
  • osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine - residency(61.1601)
  • podiatric medicine(51.1203)