Yes please, save me a spot!
Registration is now open for our Fall/Winter 2023/2024 courses in Calgary, Montreal, Burlington (ON) and Vancouver (UBC).
Because our course is accredited through UBC's Faculty of Medicine the application process requires you to submit several documents for verification. As long as you meet all of our course prerequisites we can save you a spot on the course of your choice to give you an opportunity to collect and submit these documents. Should you require more than 7 days to submit your documents please contact desiree.t@ubc.ca to let us know.
Because our course is accredited through UBC's Faculty of Medicine the application process requires you to submit several documents for verification. As long as you meet all of our course prerequisites we can save you a spot on the course of your choice to give you an opportunity to collect and submit these documents. Should you require more than 7 days to submit your documents please contact desiree.t@ubc.ca to let us know.
Prerequisites Specific For Physiotherapists:
To meet prerequisites, physiotherapists must have:
1. a minimum of 4 years clinical experience treating patients post-licensure (i.e. not including student placements) in either a musculoskeletal and/or neuromuscular physiotherapy setting
2. a minimum level of postgraduate training in either the orthopaedic/musculoskeletal or dry needling fields. Standardised prerequisites accepted by the program are ONE of the following (a. or b.):
ONE of the following (a. or b.):
a. Eligible dry needling training:
i) Acupuncture Canada CAFCI designation (completion of the Level 1 courses Parts 1, 2A & 3A /A1, A2, A3 program and examinations)
ii) Acupuncture Canada ACC designation - Level 1 ( i.e. completion of both the AA1 and AA2 courses and the associated Level 1 examination)
iii) Puncture physiothérapique avec aiguilles sèches: cours de base
iv) Certificate of Medical Acupuncture, Medical Acupuncture Program (MAP) under the Division of Continuous Professional Learning, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (University of Alberta)
v) McMaster University Contemporary Acupuncture Program
vi) Acupuncture Canada Dry Needling Program - successful completion of Level 1 and Level 2
vii) Other dry needling training - may be accepted as meeting the prerequisite standard. Please submit evidence of your training for consideration. Your training will be assessed in comparison with our standardised prerequisites considering hours of training, examination procedures (theory and/or practical exams, case study submissions etc) and the calibre of the teaching organisation
b. Eligible post-graduate musculoskeletal training:
i) Level 3 (upper and lower) of the Intermediate Diploma of Manual Therapy certified by the Orthopaedic Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA)
ii) UBC Graduate Certificate in Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapy (GCOMPT),
iii) Manual Therapy Masters Degrees eg UWO Master of Clinical Science, Advanced Health Care Practice, Comprehensive Musculoskeletal Practice, or
iv) Other musculoskeletal post-graduate training - may be accepted as meeting the prerequisite standard. Please submit evidence of your training for consideration. Your training will be assessed in comparison with our standardised prerequisites considering hours of training, examination procedures (theory and/or practical exams, case study submissions etc) and the calibre of the teaching organisation.
Please note: if you submit alternative prerequisites for consideration, i.e.:
a. Eligible dry needling training, vii) Other dry needling training, or
b. Eligible post-graduate musculoskeletal training, iv) Other musculoskeletal post-graduate training,
you must provide:
i. A summary of the related hours of training
ii. Details regarding any assessment procedures
iii. A website link for the program/course, and
iv. Proof of attendance, e.g. certificate
Please note: if you submit alternative prerequisites for consideration, i.e.:
a. Eligible dry needling training, vii) Other dry needling training, or
b. Eligible post-graduate musculoskeletal training, iii) Other musculoskeletal post-graduate training,
you must provide:
i. A summary of the related hours of training
ii. Details regarding any examination procedures
iii. A website link for the program/course, and
iv. Proof of attendance, e.g. certificate
1. a minimum of 4 years clinical experience treating patients post-licensure (i.e. not including student placements) in either a musculoskeletal and/or neuromuscular physiotherapy setting
2. a minimum level of postgraduate training in either the orthopaedic/musculoskeletal or dry needling fields. Standardised prerequisites accepted by the program are ONE of the following (a. or b.):
ONE of the following (a. or b.):
a. Eligible dry needling training:
i) Acupuncture Canada CAFCI designation (completion of the Level 1 courses Parts 1, 2A & 3A /A1, A2, A3 program and examinations)
ii) Acupuncture Canada ACC designation - Level 1 ( i.e. completion of both the AA1 and AA2 courses and the associated Level 1 examination)
iii) Puncture physiothérapique avec aiguilles sèches: cours de base
iv) Certificate of Medical Acupuncture, Medical Acupuncture Program (MAP) under the Division of Continuous Professional Learning, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (University of Alberta)
v) McMaster University Contemporary Acupuncture Program
vi) Acupuncture Canada Dry Needling Program - successful completion of Level 1 and Level 2
vii) Other dry needling training - may be accepted as meeting the prerequisite standard. Please submit evidence of your training for consideration. Your training will be assessed in comparison with our standardised prerequisites considering hours of training, examination procedures (theory and/or practical exams, case study submissions etc) and the calibre of the teaching organisation
b. Eligible post-graduate musculoskeletal training:
i) Level 3 (upper and lower) of the Intermediate Diploma of Manual Therapy certified by the Orthopaedic Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA)
ii) UBC Graduate Certificate in Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapy (GCOMPT),
iii) Manual Therapy Masters Degrees eg UWO Master of Clinical Science, Advanced Health Care Practice, Comprehensive Musculoskeletal Practice, or
iv) Other musculoskeletal post-graduate training - may be accepted as meeting the prerequisite standard. Please submit evidence of your training for consideration. Your training will be assessed in comparison with our standardised prerequisites considering hours of training, examination procedures (theory and/or practical exams, case study submissions etc) and the calibre of the teaching organisation.
Please note: if you submit alternative prerequisites for consideration, i.e.:
a. Eligible dry needling training, vii) Other dry needling training, or
b. Eligible post-graduate musculoskeletal training, iv) Other musculoskeletal post-graduate training,
you must provide:
i. A summary of the related hours of training
ii. Details regarding any assessment procedures
iii. A website link for the program/course, and
iv. Proof of attendance, e.g. certificate
Please note: if you submit alternative prerequisites for consideration, i.e.:
a. Eligible dry needling training, vii) Other dry needling training, or
b. Eligible post-graduate musculoskeletal training, iii) Other musculoskeletal post-graduate training,
you must provide:
i. A summary of the related hours of training
ii. Details regarding any examination procedures
iii. A website link for the program/course, and
iv. Proof of attendance, e.g. certificate