University College of Osteopathy

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University College of Osteopathy
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Former name
British School of Osteopathy
Established1917
Vice-Chancellor Charles Hunt
Academic staff
17 [1]
Administrative staff
6 [2]
Postgraduates 1,000 [3]
Location
London
,
United Kingdom

51°30′00″N0°05′40″W / 51.500105°N 0.094524°W / 51.500105; -0.094524
Website uco.ac.uk

The University College of Osteopathy (UCO), formerly the British School of Osteopathy (BSO), is the largest and oldest school of osteopathy in the United Kingdom. [4] The UCO holds Recognised Qualification (RQ) status from the statutory regulatory body for osteopathy in the UK, the General Osteopathic Council. The institution was granted degree awarding powers in October 2015. It was given University College status in September 2017 from the UK Privy Council, [3] and it is an exempt charity.

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History

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UCO Main Building 2018
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Clinic building, 2010

UCO was founded as the BSO in 1915 by John Martin Littlejohn, an Osteopath himself. However, it was not incorporated until 1917 due to the First World War. [5] [6] After Littlejohn’s death in 1947, the school’s direction was shaped by several people including Clem Middleton and Margot Gore. [7] The school received charity status in 1963. In 1984, Princess Anne became the institution's Patron and currently serves as the Chancellor. [8]

The UCO offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs to full or part-time students. These include an Access to Higher Education Diploma (Osteopathic Sciences & Health Care), a one-year further education course for students who wish to become osteopaths or study a related healthcare discipline at degree level. There is also an Introduction to Osteopathic Sciences course for potential M.Ost students who lack a solid scientific foundation. [5]

Postgraduate programs include a professional doctorate in osteopathy, an MSc in osteopathy, and a postgraduate certificate in research methods. The UCO also provides ongoing continuous professional development courses. [5]

Clinics

UCO students gain experience of contact with patients from the beginning of their studies.

In the last two years of their M.Ost degree course, they gain practical experience by treating members of the public at the UCO's clinical centre under the supervision of tutors who are fully qualified, practising osteopaths.

The UCO's clinical centre is at 98-118 Southwark Bridge Road, London. It is currently Europe's largest osteopathic clinical centre, offering over 40,000 patient appointments per year. It houses the UCO's general clinic, as well as special clinics for expectant mothers, children, people with sports injuries and people with HIV/AIDS.

The UCO also has a portfolio of award-winning community outreach osteopathy clinics, which contribute to the UCO's mission of making osteopathy available to groups of the community that might not otherwise have access to it. These provide students with even more patient contact and osteopathic care to groups such as older people in their homes, homeless people, people with HIV/AIDS and children with social, emotional and behavioural problems.

List of BSO Principals and UCO Vice-Chancellors

BSO Dean (1917 to 1947)

BSO Principal (1948 to 2002)

BSO Principal and Chief Executive (2002 to 2017)

UCO Vice-Chancellor (From 2017)

UCO Action Vice-Chancellor

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References

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  2. ↑ "Support staff". University College of Osteopathy. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 Morgan, John (30 August 2017). "British School of Osteopathy wins university college status". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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