How will obtaining an ND degree allow me to meet this aim? How have other students reached similar goals in the past?
You make a good observation and bring up a valid concern. The paths to wealth and/or giving back are different for every ND graduate, depending on their own choices and values. Certainly some of our alumni do go on to operate thriving and financially lucrative practices, charging higher fees by treating wealthy and/or well-insured clientele. However I’ve encountered plenty of other alumni who’ve chosen to dedicate themselves to serving those lower-income patients who need it most – either in the US or abroad – as you plan to do. You’ll find several low-income clinics in both urban and rural areas throughout the US that are staffed by NDs and other practitioners. Some work there full-time; others volunteer there part-time, while earning income from their private practice. Still other NDs volunteer to travel abroad and offer health care services, either permanently or in temporary relief clinics.
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