How are NDs trained to practice medicine?
A Licensed naturopathic physician (N.D.) attends a four-year graduate level medical school and is educated in all of the same basic sciences as medical doctor. In addition to a standard medical curriculum, the naturopathic physician is required to complete 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). Like, MDs, naturopathic physicians take rigorous professional board exams so that he or she may be licensed by a state or jurisdiction as a primary care general practice physician.
