london college of osteopathic medicine

The London College of Osteopathic Medicine (LCOM) is the teaching arm of the Osteopathic Trust, and the Osteopathic Association Clinic (OAC) is the clinic arm. Osteopathic Trusts is a charity (Charity No 31375) formed in 1937 by a group from the early cohort of pioneer Osteopaths who came from the USA. Their purpose was to enable the teaching of osteopathy to registered medical practitioners in the UK, attempting to provide osteopathic treatment at low cost to the local community. LCOM and OAC are closely linked. The Clinics attract a steady flow of patients who seek relief from a wide variety of musculo-skeletal aches and pains. People can see qualified practitioners or osteopaths in training, who are supervised by qualified tutors. The trainees benefit from the practical opportunity to rehearse their new skills, learnt over a period of a year and a half in weekly techniques tutorials.