US Council on Osteopathic Manual Practice Education

The mission of US Council on Osteopathic Manual Practice Education is to promote excellence and assure quality and integrity in Osteopathic Manual Practice Education in United States of America.

Accredited programs and institutions are periodically reviewed for re-accreditation to ensure quality standards are maintained. Moreover, standards are continuously improved through comments from osteopathic manual practitioners, educators and other communities of interest. If there are complaints or problems that need to be addressed, the program or institution must resolve these quickly. Programs that fail to meet requirements will require additional reporting and/or site visits to determine continued compliance. If programs fail to correct noncompliance issues within the established timelines set by UCOMPE, adverse actions will be applied, which include, withdrawal or revocation of accreditation.

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The UCOMPE functions independently and autonomously in matters of developing and approving accreditation standards, making accreditation decisions on educational programs and developing and approving procedures that are used in the accreditation process. Accreditation in higher education involves an internal review/self-study by an education program followed by an external review/peer-assessment process that ensures improvement of academic quality and public accountability. As a part of the peer-review process, students at educational programs have an opportunity to comment and are often interviewed by evaluation team members to ensure an accurate picture of the student academic experience.

Accreditation organizations review and evaluate an institution or program, and provide “a stamp of approval” that standards of quality are being met. UCOMPE ascribes to a Code of Good Practice established by the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors.

The US Council on Osteopathic Manual Practice Education (UCOMPE) is the only national accrediting agency for osteopathic manual practice education (OMP) programs in the States. UCOMPE employs a rigorous, collaborative peer review accreditation process to evaluate the quality of OMP education programs.

• Accreditation establishes minimum standards for hours of instruction, subject areas to be taught, the competency of faculty, learning resources, finances etc. • These minimum standards attest to the quality of the program. • The qualities of an osteopathic manual practice (OMP) program are vested in the 1. commitment to excellence by the administration and governing board 2. soundness of the institutional programs 3. abilities of its faculty and staff 4. caliber of students 5. adequacy of its facilities and finances • The course credits of one accredited OMP program will be recognized by similarly accredited programs and will be transferable. • The diploma or degree received by a graduate from one accredited OMP program will be recognized by other accredited OMP programs and can be taken to fulfill educational requirements that are prerequisite to admission to study for a higher degree. • The diploma or degree received by a graduate from an accredited OMP program w...

The role of the Accreditation Committee is to assess osteopathic manual practice (OMP) educational programs and the capacity of the teaching school offering the award to do so according to specified standards. The Accreditation Committee considers not only the curriculum and the delivery of education, but also the ability of the program to ensure quality outcomes, the resources available and the performance of graduates. A program seeking accreditation is required to provide the Accreditation Committee with a Self-Evaluation Report addressing the required Standards. The Accreditation Committee will appoint an inspection team which includes osteopathic manual practitioners. The inspection team is responsible for undertaking a comprehensive review of the program which includes site visit. The inspection team will then prepare a report for consideration by the Accreditation Committee. The Accreditation Committee will then make a recommendation to the Council for accre...

Osteopathic manual practice (OMP) program accreditation is a multi-level process which aims to evaluate and continuously improve educational effectiveness based on firstly self-evaluation by the relevant OMP program followed by verification and validation by the Council. The US Council on Osteopathic Manual Practice (UCOMPE) undertakes the accreditation function by: • Developing Standards for the osteopathic manual practice education which sets out the accreditation process for review and evaluation. These Standards emphasize the use of outcomes assessment measures and detail the Criteria for Accreditation which establish the minimum education expected to be received by students who are studying to become osteopathic manual practitioners (also known as manual osteopaths, European style osteopaths or osteopaths, outside the USA). • Maintaining an Accreditation Committee. The Accreditation Committee is responsible for interpreting the Standards, implementing the proces...

The main functions of US Council on Osteopathic Manual Practice are to: • assess and accredit all educational programs in osteopathic manual practice offered in USA; • develop and maintain nationally recognized accreditation standards and processes for application in the conduct of program assessments; • monitor and review osteopathic manual practice education and the standards of practice in the States and make any recommendations to the relevant authorities; • establish and maintain relationships with international organizations having similar responsibilities for the assessment and accreditation of osteopathic manual practice (also known as osteopathy, manual osteopathy or European style osteopathy outside USA) education programs.

The US Council on Osteopathic Manual Practice Education (UCOMPE) is a national organization responsible for ensuring competency and high education standards in osteopathic manual practice profession in the states. UCOMPE assists with the provision of safe and competent osteopathic manual practice education by inspecting, accrediting and continually monitoring entry level osteopathic manual practice programs in the USA.

Osteopathic manual practitioner Roeshan Shadravan, DOMP (from California, USA) has been chosen as the president of the US Council on Osteopathic Manual Practice Education (UCOMPE), a subsidiary of the American Association of Osteopathic Manual Practitioners (AAOMP). Roeshan has studied osteopathic manual practice at National Academy of Osteopathy. She also operates clinic #126 of the Osteopathy Chronic Pain Clinics of Canada in Solana Beach, California (USA). UCOMPE is in cha rge of evaluation of manual osteopathy schools as well as organizations that offer continuing education programs. AAOMP accepts as members only those osteopathic manual practitioners who are alumni of schools accredited by UCOMPE. The continuing education courses that AAOMP members must take to satisfy membership requirements must also be from UCOMPE approved providers.

The US Council on Osteopathic Manual Practice Education (UCOMPE) is a national organization established by the osteopathic manual practice profession in the United States of America to accredit schools providing osteopathic manual practice education and training. The main goal of the UCOMPE is to assure the quality of osteopathic manual practice education and training against a set of national educational Standards. Once an osteopathic manual practice school has demonstrated that it is in substantial compliance with the Standards set by UCOMPE the school is accredited for up to four years. The UCOMPE is the only external quality assurance organization for osteopathic manual practice education and training in the US.