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Era of Professionalization, Legitimation and Collaboration
naturopathic medicine matures toward collaboration, transformation, and social closure 1998 - 2018
ACCREDITATION
CNME loses US Department of Education recognition when CNME’s petition for continued recognition to USDE is denied.
SCNM achieves candidacy status with Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
ACADEMIC: INSTITUTIONS AND COUNCILS
American Association of Naturopathic Medical Colleges (AANMC) established and incorporated; founding president of this phase, Paul Mittman, ND (SCNM) until 2004. Presidents include Bob Bernhardt, PhD (CCNM) 2005-2009; Guru Sandesh Singh Khalsa, ND (UBCNM) 2010-2014; Jane Guiltinan, ND (Bastyr) 2014-2016; Melanie Henriksen, ND (NUNM) 2016-2017; Fraser Smith, ND (NUHS) 2017 to present. Early staff Karen Howard (Executive Director), Coquina Deger (Marketing Director).
Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine (BINM) established. Founding governing board: Bruce Chambers, Geri Martin, Cameron McIntyre, ND candidate, Neil McKinney, ND, Kevin Nolan, MD, ND, Cidalia Paiva, PhD, David Scotten, ND (Dean), David Wang, ND, and Patricia Wolfe, ND. Dr. Wolfe becomes founding president.
First graduating class of UBCNM.
Guru Sandesh Singh Khalsa, ND, becomes interim president of NCNM until 2003.
RESEARCH: INSTITUTES, GRANTS, AND PUBLICATIONS
Australian Centre for Complementary Medicine, Education, and Research, established by the University of Queensland and Southern Cross University; co-founded, directed by Stephen Myers, PhD, BMed, ND. XXX
BU participates in NIH-funded curriculum grant; collaborative effort to plan and implement “CAM”
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Heather Greenlee, ND, first ND to complete post- doctoral fellowship in cancer prevention at Fred Hutchinson Memorial Research Center; oncology post-doc at Columbia University, funded by NCCAM. XX
Heather Zwickey, PhD, becomes NCNM Director of Research, through 2017. Establishes research as core to NCNM/NUNM’s identity and evolution.
Oregon Collaborative for Complementary and Integrative Medicine (OCCIM) established. Becomes Oregon Center for Integrative Medicine (OCIM); develops from early NCCAM, funds inter- institutional collaboration. XXX
SCNM and Gaia Herbs receive $2M NIH NCCAM SBIR grant to study Echinacea species. The grant identified new active plant constituents, delineated the immunological role of alkamides, and yielded six peer-reviewed publications.
SCNM President Paul Mittman, ND, Peter D’Adamo, ND, Martha D’Adamo, and Laura Mittman, ND, establish Institute for Human Individuality (IfHI) at SCNM with mission to foster research and education in clinical informatics, nutrigenomics, and epigenetics. XXX
LEGISLATION AND PUBLIC POLICY
King County 2010 Initiative (WA) co-chaired by King County Council members Maggie Fimia and Kent Pullen; 2010 initiative launched to integrate natural medicine with key role played by Bastyr University in the Puget Sound area.
Michael Smith, B Pharm, ND, is appointed senior advisor for Government Natural Health Products - Canada Division.
National Policy Dialogue to Advance Integrated Health Care Finding Common Ground held at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Hosts: Bastyr University, American Association for Health
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