Naturopathic Medicine

Naturopathic Medicine is a classification of primary healthcare that uses safe effective treatments to restore health.  Naturopathic Medicine is guided by philosophical principles.  Many Naturopaths offer primary care as well as working in conjunction with other doctors. The idea behind Naturopathic Medicine is to focus on preventative medicine and then, if disease presents, treat the complete individual and not the symptoms.  Naturopaths use many modalities in formulating a treatment plan which include: acupuncture and oriental medicine, homeopathy, botanical medicine, nutritional counseling, mind-body medicine, hydrotherapy, and physical medicine. 

 
The philosophy of Naturopathic Medicine:

Ø      First Do No Harm - primum no nocere

Ø      The Healing Power of Nature - vis medicatrix naturae

Ø      Discover and Treat the Cause - tolle causam

Ø      Treat the Whole Person - tolle totum

Ø      The Physician is a Teacher - docere

Ø      Prevention - is the best cure

Education

Students are educated in a wide variety of effective natural therapies as well as pharmacology and biomedical sciences such as anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology.  The students are trained by ND’s, MD’s, and DO’s in physical, clinical, and laboratory settings.  The students must take a board exam for basic science after year two and a clinical board exam after completion of the program. 

Students entering the program must have a baccalaureate degree or equivalent along with a foundation of science courses including General Chemistry with labs, Biology, Physics, Psychology, and Organic Chemistry with lab.  Please check with each individual program for specific semester credits. 

Accredited Schools

Ø      Bastyr University Kent, WA 

Ø       National College of Natural Medicine Portland, OR

Ø       Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine Tempe, AZ

Ø       University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine Bridgeport, CT

Ø      Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine New Westminster, British Columbia, CANADA

Ø       Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine Toronto, Ontario, CANADA

Licensed States & Territories

Ø      Arizona

Ø      Alaska

Ø      California

Ø      Connecticut

Ø      Hawaii

Ø      Idaho

Ø      Kansas

Ø      Maine

Ø      Minnesota

Ø      Montana

Ø      New Hampshire                       

Ø      Oregon

Ø      Utah

Ø      Vermont

Ø      Washington

Ø      Washington, D.C.

Ø      US Territories: Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

Ø      British Columbia

Ø      Manitoba

Ø      Ontario

Ø      Saskatchewan