Providing Tuition assistance and grants
Building on Dr. Sutherland’s vision, quality continuing medical education is a high priority for the Foundation. Each year Tuition Assistance awards are available to eligible applicants to attend courses in Traditional Osteopathy, especially in the Cranial Field. The purpose of these awards is to support students, residents and young physicians in their educational journey towards excellence in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine by providing financial assistance based on merit, financial need, and other qualifying criteria.
How to Apply
OCA Winter Hybrid Introduction to Osteopathy in the Cranial Field Course Tuition Assistance Application
Begin by filling out this application for $1200 tuition assistance for this course. Once you have received preliminary approval, you’ll be given a code to register for the course at a discounted rate. After your application has final approval, we will grant your assistance directly to the Osteopathic Cranial Academy (OCA) on your behalf.
Introductory Course Eligibility:
- Second year or greater Osteopathic medical students and undergraduate Osteopathic Fellows or Scholars. (A “Fellow” or “Scholar” is defined as a current DO student in an accredited Osteopathic college who has not yet graduated, and is recognized by their school as participating in an undergraduate fellowship/scholar program through their Osteopathic Principles, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine, or Osteopathic Principles and Practice department/section. The Foundation Board of Directors’ policy is to limit the number of Tuition Assistance grants to two doctoral Fellows per year, per college.)
- Residents in training, and post residency Fellows (in Osteopathic/Medical specialties relevant to Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine practice).
- Early career Physicians. (Early career Physicians is defined as “a licensed physician who has from the time of graduation obtaining a DO/M.D. degree, been in practice for ten years or less.”)
If funds allow, a Tuition Assistance applicant may be awarded only one Tuition Assistance grant per course level: introductory, intermediate, advanced.
If funds allow, a Tuition Assistance applicant may be awarded a second Tuition Assistance grant to retake the same level course from a different course provider if more than 5 years have passed since taking the same level course.
All Applicants will be notified of their application outcome. We attempt to approve Tuition Assistance for all qualified applicants if funds allow.
Application for Tuition Assistance for OCA's Winter Hybrid Introduction to Osteopathy in the Cranial Field Course.
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