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Approval

Medical Board Approval : Approved by the Medical Board of the State of Ohio . The OSMB licenses massage therapists and regulates massage therapy schools and practitioners through its standing committee on the Limited Branches and Alternative Medicine withÊ the assistance of the Massage Therapy Advisory Committee. Massage Therapy has been regulated by the Medical Board since 1916. The Medical Board is responsible for licensing and registering medical doctors, doctors of osteopathic medicine, doctors of podiatric medicine, physician assistants, anesthesiologist assistants, massage therapists, cosmetic therapists, acupuncturists, mechanotherapists, and naprapaths. In its role, the Medical Board strives to protect and enhance the health and welfare of Ohio's citizens through effective regulation of medical doctors (MDs), doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs), doctors of podiatric medicine (DPMs), physician assistants (PAs), massage therapists (MTs), cosmetic therapists (CTs), anesthesiology assistants (AAs) and acupuncturists. OSMB website

State Licensor: Registered and approved by the Ohio Board of Career Colleges and Schools (OBCCS). The OBCCS provides regulatory structure for programs, operations, and consumer protection mechanisms, which promote quality proprietary education for students in the State of Ohio. It develops a continuously improving standard of excellence, assuring the consumer of quality programs and services offered by proprietary schools. It provides knowledgeable advisory expertise to proprietary schools on the "best" career education practices and standards to enhance their compliance and assure the integrity of the programs they offer to citizens of the state of Ohio OBCCS website

Financial Aid Approval: Approved to participate in Federal Subsidized Stafford Loans, Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, Federal Plus Loans, Federal Pell Grants and Ohio Instructional Grants.

Veterans Approval: Approved to train veterans and their qualified dependents who are eligible for Veterans Administration Educational benefits.

Continuing Education Approval: ACCET accredited organizations are authorized to offer the Continuing Education Unit, which attests to a definitive and substantive evaluation of the administrative and instructional capabilities of a training institution. Approved to provide Approved to provide Category A Continuing Education Programming by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.