What is the training process to become a Licensed Naturopathic Doctor in Ontario?
Naturopathic Doctors obtain comprehensive and rigorous training in an educational structure similar to that of a traditional medical program. Prerequisites courses: including University pre-medical sciences. Prerequisite courses: Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Psychology and Humanities. Successfully complete a 4-year-full time program in an accredited school of Naturopathic Medicine that includes more than 4,500 hours of classroom training and 1,500 hours of supervised clinical experience. Pass NPLEX board exams that are written after the 2nd year and 4th year of study. Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Examinations is the standard examination used by all regulated provinces in Canada and all regulated states in the United States.
