American Medical Student Association

Resources

ORGANIZATIONS

• American Association of Naturopathic Medical Colleges (AANMC)
• American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP)
• American Holistic Medical Association (AHMA)
• Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME)
• Naturopathic Medical Student Association (NMSA)
• North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners (NABNE)
• Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine (CAHCIM)
• Naturopathic Education and Research Consortium (NERC)
• Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians (OncANP)
• American Association of Naturopathic Midwives (AANM)
• Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physician (HANP)
• Naturopathic Association of Therapeutic Injections (NATI)

CNME ACCREDITED NATUROPATHIC MEDICAL SCHOOLS

• Bastyr University in Bothell, WA
• Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine in New Westminster, BC
• Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto, Ontario
• National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, OR
• National University of Health Sciences (NUHS) in Lombard, IL
• Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, AZ
• University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine in Bridgeport, CT

USEFUL WEBSITES

• Certification Course on Environmental Medicine
  For licensed health care providers who wish to improve their ability to provide healthcare to environmentally toxic individuals.
• Blood Chemistry Analysis
  A wealth of information about using functional diagnosis and blood chemistry analysis. You'll never look at CBC the same way again! Run by Dr. Dicken Weatherby.
• Bravewell Clinical Network
  8 leading clinical centers that deliver integrative care
• The Bravewell Collaborative
  Founded in 2002 by a small group of leading philanthropists dedicated to transforming healthcare by returning the soul to medicine.
• Cancer Treatment Centers of America
  Integrative Cancer Care (including naturopathic medicine) and Research in 5 states
• Eclectic Medical Publications
  Small, independent press that offers several excellent books on botanical safety and on interactions between drugs and natural medicines.
• Healing Mountain Publishing
  Provides physician-level information for both student and practitioner of natural medicine. Offers comprehensive study aids for students preparing for the NPLEX examinations.
• Herbal Educational Services
  Upcoming herbal conferences with recordings and proceedings books from older conferences available for purchase
• Homeopathic Symposium
  Created by Dr. Malcolm Smith, this ground breaking website features interactive video cases that present remarkable cures by homeopathy plus online seminars by world renowned homeopaths like Rajan Sankaran.
• iCaduceus
  Web-based diagnostic and treatment support system for integrative and holistic physicians. Uses standard (Western) medical definitions of conditions, but provides only non-pharmacological treatments. Student subscriptions available.
• Integrated Healthcare Policy Consortium
  Broad, active coalition advocating public policy to ensure all Americans access to safe, high quality, integrated health care
• Integrator Blog
  News, reports, opinion and networking for the business, education, policy and practice of Integrated Medicine, CAM and Integrated Health Care
• The Institute for Functional Medicine
  A nonprofit educational organization whose mission is to improve patient outcomes through prevention, early assessment and comprehensive management of complex, chronic disease.
• Mercola Optimal Wellness Center
  Almost everything you want to know about CAM/Integrative Medicine. Offers an excellent weekly email update.
• Michael Moore's Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
  One of the largest collections of medicinal plant images, plus PDFs of dozens of classical botanical texts- all for free!
• One Lucky Duck
  Everything you need to go raw!
• SaluGenecists, Inc.
  Created by a group of NDs and MDs, this company is utilizing artificial intelligence to bring integrative medicine to the masses. This is interesting info from both a personal and professional perspective.
• Teleosis Institute
  An excellent resource and link to a community of practitioners dedicated to Green Healthcare. The Institute also offers an online course in Environmentally-Sustainable Medicine.
• Weston A. Price Foundation
  A wealth of information on traditional diets (including info on cultured foods, raw milk and the dangers of soy), basic nutrition and the pros and cons of various diets (including vegetarian, macrobiotic and traditional). Dr. Price was a dentist who studied the effects of nutrient-dense whole foods and animal fats on health.
• Whole Health Now
  Information on Radar Software, a calendar of homeopathy seminars around the world and MP3s of over fifty teleconferences with many of the best homeopaths alive.
• WHO Traditional Medicine Site
  Provides links to websites and centers collaborating with the World Health Organization to study Traditional Medicine. A fact sheet that describes the use of Traditional Medicine around the world, as well as WHO's priorities for promoting the use of this medicine, is available.
• Wild Fermentation
  Information on cultured and fermented foods including Miso, Kefir, Kombucha and Yogurt.