![]() Credentials Most Naturopathic Doctors provide care through office-based, private practice and are licensed as primary health care providers in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and U.S. Territories Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands, as well as in five Canadian provinces. Twenty-six states and provinces, in the United States and Canada, have professional associations for naturopathic medicine. Naturopathic training requires a minimum of seven years post college, the taking of boards and licensure examinations, and focuses on the basic and clinical sciences needed by the primary care physician. A licensed naturopathic physician (N.D.) attends a four-year graduate level naturopathic medical school and is educated in all of the same basic sciences as an M.D. but also studies holistic and nontoxic approaches to therapy with a strong emphasis on disease prevention and optimizing wellness. In addition to a standard medical curriculum, the naturopathic physician is required to complete four years of training in clinical nutrition, acupuncture, homeopathic medicine, botanical medicine, psychology, and counseling (to encourage people to make lifestyle changes in support of their personal health). A naturopathic physician takes rigorous professional board exams so that he or she may be licensed by a state or jurisdiction as a primary care general practice |
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