RMO Board Exams: We’re Here to Help You Succeed

The College of Registered Manual Osteopaths (CRMO) is preparing a comprehensive study guide to help applicants who wish to become Registered Manual Osteopaths (RMO) feel confident and well prepared for both the written and practical board examinations.

Please do not worry about the board exams. We understand that the thought of taking an examination can feel stressful, particularly for practitioners who graduated many years ago and have been busy working in clinical practice rather than studying for exams.

Our goal is not to make the examinations unnecessarily difficult or to make anyone feel uncomfortable. Quite the opposite—we want to help you succeed. We will do our best to ensure that applicants know what to expect and have the opportunity to properly prepare before taking the examinations.

The examinations are designed to confirm that practitioners are current on important areas such as professional ethics, patient safety, common clinical situations, appropriate standards of care, and practices that help prevent insurance fraud and protect both practitioners and patients.

A comprehensive study guide will be provided free of charge to applicants so you can review the relevant material at your own pace and refresh your knowledge before the examinations.

And please remember: if, despite your preparation, you do not pass an examination on your first attempt, there is no reason to panic. You will have the opportunity to rewrite the examination free of charge.

The College of Registered Manual Osteopaths (CRMO) application fee is payable at the time you submit your application. However, you can choose when you would like your CRMO membership to officially begin.

For example, you can apply to CRMO now, complete the board exams, submit all required documents, and choose to have your membership start on January 1, 2027. This way, you can avoid paying the 2026 annual membership fee.

There is no need to pay the CRMO membership fee now unless you wish to activate your membership in 2026.

We want this to be a supportive process, not a stressful one. Whether you graduated recently or many years ago, we will make every effort to help you prepare, refresh your knowledge, and approach the board examinations with confidence.

So please relax and do not be afraid of the exams. You are not being left on your own to prepare. We will provide you with guidance and support throughout the process. Our goal is to help qualified practitioners successfully meet the RMO standards while continuing to provide safe, effective, and ethical care to their patients.