A Naturopathic Physician is a primary Health Care Professional, who is trained as a specialist in Natural Medicine. The field of Natural Medicine is strongly rooted with an emphasis on prevention. Naturopathic Medicine is effective in treating most health problems, whether acute or chronic. In practice, Naturopathic Physicians perform laboratory testing, physical examinations, gynecological exams, pediatrics, geriatrics, men’s health, allergy testing, and hormone testing, counseling, nutritional and dietary analysis. Naturopathic Physicians refer patients to other practitioners from all other branches of medical science for diagnosis and treatment as appropriate.

A Naturopathic Physician has a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (N.D.) degree from a four year graduate level federally accredited Naturopathic Medical College, which includes two years of supervised clinical internship. N.D.’s study the same basic medical curriculum and clinical sciences as orthodox allopathic medical students (M.D.’s) along with the full spectrum of natural medicines and therapies.

Naturopathic Doctors are licensed in several states in the USA and provinces in Canada. To obtain licensure, the candidate must successfully graduate from a Naturopathic Medical College and receive a passing mark on the National Standardized examination or that of a particular state’s Naturopathic Board examination. States that license Naturopathic Doctor’s include: Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, California, District of Columbia, Kansas, Hawaii, Idaho, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands.

 

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