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About the University of Natural Medicine

The University of Natural Medicine is devoted to higher education in the field of Integrative and Natural Medicine, with individually designed Degree and Diploma Programs, Independent Study, Seminars, Practical and Clinical Training and Research, Worldwide Affiliate Clinics and Centers in over 15 Countries (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Japanese, Hebrew, Russian, Malay, etc.), and an International Faculty of over 75 distinguished educators and practitioners.

Licensure
The University of Natural Medicine is a non-profit institution licensed by the New Mexico Higher Education Department, New Mexico, U.S.A., as a Private Postsecondary Institution of Higher Learning. The University is also registered in the state of California as a charitable institute and recognized in many countries around the world.

Accreditation
The University of Natural Medicine is accredited by the American Naturopathic Medical Accreditation Board and by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. These two bodies examine and qualify educational programs that represent traditional medicines and holistic treatment programs. The University of Natural Medicine's  Psychophysiology Department is further recognized by the state of Oregon's Office of Degree Authorization.

Board Certification Eligibility
Graduates of doctorates in integrative medicine and naturopathy are elgible for board certification with the American Naturopathic Medical Certification Board, the American Association of Drugless Practitioners, and the American Alternative Medical Association. University of Natural Medicine graduates that compete Naturopathic Doctor, Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine and Integrative Medical Doctor degrees are eligible to sit for the ANMCB exam and be board certified as a Certified Traditional Naturopath and/or become board certified by the AAMA as an Alternative Medical Practitioner.

Some of the highlights of a University of Natural Medicine education:

  • Over 40 diploma programs, including Nutrition, Herbology, Homeopathy, Pain Management, Aromatherapy, Ayurveda, Colon Therapy, Iridology, and many more. Programs and courses may be taken independently or as part of a degree program. This enables students with the training, credentials and opportunity to expand their knowledge for inclusion into an active healthcare practice while also progressing toward a degree.

  • Degree programs include Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D), Doctor of Natural Medicine, and Natuopathic Doctor. Incoming credit and advanced placement may only require a student to complete a minimum of 15 credit hours of study for a Bachelors degree and may also apply toward our other degree and diploma offerings.

  • A distinguished faculty of more than 50 professors nationally and multitudes internationally.

  • Programs can be entirely independent study by design or may include seminars, practical training, clinical externships, mentorships and/or research. The seminars, practicals and clinical trainings are available at our network of campuses, affiliate clinics and centers worldwide.

  • Our in-depth programs may have specific course requirements, but are always individually designed to meet the students' needs, goals, vocation and life plan.

  • An international network of affiliates, institutions/universities and clinics that offer programs in natural medicine in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Japanese, Hebrew and Malay. We now have affiliate schools in Costa Rica, Cyprus, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Israel, Portugal, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan and the Ukraine.

  • An Institutional Review Board to review and validate standards and credibility in research.

  • Educational programs and adventures to exotic areas such as the Sacred Valley and Macchu Picchu in Peru; the Amazonian jungles of Brazil and Ecuador; Malaysia; Turkey; Russia, China, Japan, Costa Rica, and the Yucatan.