Naturopathic Medical Education Comparative Curricula
Comparing Curricula of Naturopathic Medical Schools and Conventional Medical Schools
Medical School:
National College of Naturopathic Medicine
Bastyr University – Naturpoathic Medicine
Yale University
Johns Hopkins
Medical College of Wisconsin
Status:
Federally and Regionally Accredited Naturopathic Medical School
Federally and Regionally Accredited Naturopathic Medical School
Federally and Regionally Accredited Conventional Medical School
Federally and Regionally Accredited Conventional Medical School
Federally and Regionally Accredited Conventional Medical School
Basic and Clinical Sciences: Anatomy, Cell biology, Physiology, Histology, Pathology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Lab diagnosis, Neurosciences, Clinical physical diagnosis, Genetics, Pharmacognosy, Bio-statistics, Epidemiology, Public Health, History and philosophy, Ethics, and other coursework
1548
1639
1420
1771
1363
Clerkships and Allopathic Therapeutics: including lecture and clinical instruction in Dermatology, Family Medicine, Psychiatry, Medicine, Radiology, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Neurology, Surgery, Ophthalmology, and clinical electives.
2244
1925
2891 (+ thesis)
3391
2311
Naturopathic Therapeutics: Including Botanical medicine, Homeopathy, Oriental medicine, Hydrotherapy, Naturopathic manipulative therapy, Ayurvedic medicine, Naturopathic Case Analysis/Management, Naturopathic Philosophy, Advanced Naturopathic Therapeutics.
588
633
0
0
0
Therapeutic Nutrition
144
132
0
0
0
Counseling
144
143
Included in psychiatry
(see above)
Included in psychiatry
(see above)
Included in psychiatry
(see above)
TOTAL HOURS OF TRAINING
4668
4472
4311 (+ thesis)
5162
3674
Sources: Curriculum Directory of the Association of American Medical Colleges
