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Era of Professionalization, Legitimation and Collaboration
naturopathic medicine matures toward collaboration, transformation, and social closure 1998 - 2018
PRACTICE MODELS AND DELIVERY
Clifton Springs Hospital, Clifton Springs, NY, appoints Les Moore, ND, as director of Integrated Health Care department at historic hydrotherapy and nature cure institution.
GLOBAL HEALTH PARTICIPATION
Natural Doctors International founded by Tabatha Parker, ND, Michael Owen, ND, and Laurent Chaix, ND, in Portland, OR. In 2004, NDI launched its pilot program on the island of Ometepe in Rivas, Nicaragua.
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
AANP: Nan Dunne, ND, President; Stephany Porter, ND, Speaker of the House of Delegates.
AANP HOD adopts Position Paper: Injection Therapies Performed by Naturopathic Physicians. Led by H. Adelson, R. Marinelli, E. Kane, and S. Porter.
Canadian Naturopathic Association (CNA) name changed to Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CAND).
CAND adopts Position Paper: Flu Vaccines.
CAND adopts Position Paper: Avian Flu.
Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians (OncANP) founded; becomes an affiliate of AANP and CAND. Prince Edward Island Association of Naturopathic Doctors (PEIAND) established, Kali Simmonds, ND, founding Chair. Walter Lemmo, ND, becomes Chair of CAND until 2005.
LICENSURE, EXAMINATIONS, REGULATORY, AND LICENSING BOARDS
Washington, DC, passes new ND licensure/ registration law, Practice of Naturopathic Medicine
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Licensing Amendment Act. #15-57.
Washington State codifies NDs as “primary care providers” in state law (RCW 18.36a). K. Pournadeali, ND, President, WANP.
Washington State expands ND prescriptive authority through rule to include modern antimicrobials. Lead, D. Labriola (lobbying),
B. Milliman, ND, (language), C. Dodge, ND,
A. Hobson, ND, J. Levitt, ND, A. Levitt, ND, R. Bradley, ND, L. Mischley, ND, and J. Allen, ND. K. Pournadeali, ND, President.
ACCREDITATION
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), a federally recognized regional institutional accrediting agency, awards NCNM candidacy status, a key step to NCNM’s regional accreditation.
ACADEMIC: INSTITUTIONS AND COUNCILS
Board Certification in Naturopathic Oncology established by American Board of Naturopathic Oncology (FABNO).
Bob Bernhardt, PhD, becomes president of CCNM, current (2018). Known for unassuming leadership style and stabilizing CCNM, expanding faculty and faculty governance; strengthening CCNM research capacity, production and innovation; mainstream collaboration and collegial approach among North American colleges within AANMC. XX
Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine first graduating class. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Guru Sandesh Singh Khalsa, ND, appointed
Dean of the University of Bridgeport, College of Naturopathic Medicine, Bridgeport, CT. Dr. Khalsa is known for his love of history, stories, and his insights concerning naturopathic medicine. He continues as a key influence within AANMC
for many years, particularly in encouraging and
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