We Need to Stop Treating Naturopaths Like They’re Medical Doctors

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113. U.W. Medical Center, one of the top medical schools in the US, disagrees with you.

https://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/at-the-uw/pre-health-advising/fields/medicine/

Medicine

To be "pre-med" means you are embarking on a course of study aimed at preparing you to apply to a medical school (or other post-graduate health profession). It means you are taking the classes and gaining the experiences that these schools look for in qualified applicants.

Types of medical practice

Allopathic

The system of medical practice which treats disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the disease under treatment. MDs practice allopathic medicine. In Washington State there is one allopathic medical school - The University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM). UWSOM pre-medical course requirements.

Osteopathic

Osteopathic medicine provides all of the benefits of modern medicine including prescription drugs, surgery, and the use of technology to diagnose disease and evaluate injury. It also offers the added benefit of hands-on diagnosis and treatment through a system of therapy known as osteopathic manipulative medicine. Osteopathic medicine emphasizes helping each person achieve a high level of wellness by focusing on health promotion and disease prevention. DO's practice Osteopathic medicine and specialize in all of the areas that allopathic (MD) physicians specialize in. In Washington State there is one osteopathic medical school - The Pacific Northwest University College of Osteopathic Medicine (PNWU). PNWU pre-medical course requirements.

Naturopathic

Naturopathic Medicine is a system of medicine that focuses on prevention and use of nontoxic, natural therapies." These natural therapies refer to, but are not limited to, proper diet and nutrition, exercise, nutritional supplements, herbology, homeopathy, and lifestyle modification and counseling. ND's practice Naturopathic Medicine. in Washington State there is one ND program - Bastyr University. Bastyr University pre-medical course requirements.

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And Bastyr University and the National Institutes of Health disagrees with you.

Bastyr University offers Washington's only program in Naturopathic Medicine. Some Bastyr University research:

http://www.bastyr.edu/research/studies

Breast Cancer Integrative Oncology: Prospective Matched Controlled Outcomes Study
Status: Active
Study area: Oncology
Principal investigator: Leanna J. Standish, ND, PhD, LAc, FABNO; M. Robyn Andersen, PhD
Funded by: Primary funding by: NIH/NCCAM Grant No. 1R01AT005873; Study Expansion funding by: Lotte & John Hecht Foundation
Project period: 8/1/10 – 12/31/18

Intranasal Glutathione in Parkinson's Disease
Status: Completed
Study area: Neurology
Principal investigator: Laurie Mischley, ND, MPH
Funded by: NIH/NCCAM
Project period: 01/01/10 - 12/31/14

Bastyr/UW Oncomycology Translational Research Center
Status: Active
Study area: Oncology
Principal investigator: Leanna Standish, ND, PhD, LAc, FABNO; Mary L. (Nora) Disis, MD
Co-investigator(s): Lupe Salazar, MD, Hailing Lu, MD, PhD, Erin Sweet, ND
Funded by: NIH/NCCAM/NCI (U19) Partnership with University of Washington
Project period: 09/29/2010 - 08/31/2014

PSK as Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer Principal
Status: Completed
Study area: Oncology
Principal investigator: Hailing Lu (University of Washington)
Co-investigator(s): Cynthia Wenner, PhD
Project period: April 2010 – March 2014

Sauna Detoxification Study
Status: Completed
Study area: General Wellness, Other
Principal investigator: Jason Allen, ND, MPH
Funded by: NIH/NCCAM
Project period: 07/01/13-04/30/14

Haptoglobin Phenotype and Smoking: Effects on Iron Levels in Parkinson’s Disease
Status: Recruiting
Study area: Neurology
Principal investigator: Paola Costa-Mallen, PhD
Co-investigator(s): Yoshimi Anzai, MD, MPH; Harvey Checkoway, PhD; Shu-Ching Hu, MD
Funded by: NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Project period: 02/01/2013- 01/31/2015