Are naturopathic doctors licensed physicians?
Yes, Naturopaths attend medical school and take rigorous professional board exams so that they can be licensed by a state or jurisdiction as a primary care, general practice physician. Although at this time there is no established licensure in North Carolina for naturopaths, they are working to change this. Currently, Dr. William Franklin is licensed in the state of Arizona, where he attended school. Unfortunately, there are many practitioners of natural healing methods who erroneously call themselves naturopaths, but who have no medical or clinical training. Licensure will help the public differentiate between these practitioners and true naturopaths so that they may make an informed decision for their health care needs. Visit www.ncanp.com/Licensure.html to learn what you can do to help get naturopathic medicine licensed in North Carolina.
