Schools, Training and Licensure: Internet Resources: Alternative Medicine

• The Alternative Medicine College of Canada (AMCC) "offers accredited correspondence courses in naturopathy, homeopathy, and holistic medicine"
• American Association of Naturopathic Medical Colleges
• American Association of Naturopathic Physicians : Education
• American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
• American Reflexology Certification Board: "protect the public and promote the advancement of the field through the recognition of competent reflexologists who practice on a professional basis and chose to be recognized as meeting basic national standards
• Art Therapy Credentials Board: "an independent organization, grants postgraduate registration (ATR) after reviewing documentation of completion of graduate education and postgraduate supervised experience. The Registered Art Therapist who successfully completes the written examinationadministered by the ATCB is qualified as Board Certified (ATR-BC), a credential requiring maintenance through continuing education credits"
• Auckland College of Classical Homeopathy
• Australasian College of Health Studies Portland, Oregon: courses of study include aromatherapy, herbal medicine, and natural health
• Australasian College of Natural Therapies Sydney, Australia
• Australian Institute of Holistic Medicine Jandakot, Western Australia
• Bastyr University Kenmore, Washington: founded in 1978 to train naturopathic physicians. Degress in acupuncture, oriental medicine and nutrition.
• The Biofeedback Certification Institute of America (BCIA): "to establish and versee standards for practitioners who use biofeedback and to certify those who meet these standards
• California Institute of the Healing Arts and Sciences, Sacromento, California
• Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Toronto, Ontario: Canada's only four year program in naturopathic medicine
• Certification Board for Music Therapists
• Chiropractic in the United States: Training, Practice, and Research, CHIROWEB
• Council on Naturopathic Medical Education
• Courses on Complementary Medicine and Alternative Therapies (CAM) Taught At Conventional U.S. Medical Schools
• Find a School: database allowing you to search by CAM discipline or by an alphabetic index from NaturalHealers.
• First National University of Naturopathy, Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia and Washington, DC
• Florida Vedic College Cold Springs, Florida
• Global Health Calendar: meetings, events and courses, HealthWorld Online
• The International Board for Regression Therapy (IBRT): "independent examining and certifying board for past life therapists, researchers, and training programs"
• The International College of Herbal Medicine "provides a two-year active program of continuing professional development and postgraduate study for Medical Herbalists and Health Professionals who want to receive advanced and clinically oriented training from mentors who are internationally recognized experts in Herbal Medicine. The Course is delivered in Monthly Units through the on line CAMPUS. The CAMPUS contains Unit Resource Materials, Library, Discussion Group, interactive correspondence with our Mentors, and more."
• International Health Electives, Child Family Health International: includes an elective in Integrated Medicine, India which is for all levels of allopathic, osteopathic, naturopathic medical students, public health students, allied health and pre-med students
• International Union for the Natural Health, Complementary & Alternative Medicine Professions (IUHN): mission includes: "promoting and protecting the interests of the CAM Professions and all union members in the legislative, regulatory, and political arenas and protecting the professional practice interests and legal rights of CAM practitioners and advancing the Profession's standards of practice, education and research"
• National Board for Certified Clinical Hyponotherapists (NBCCH): "developed a certification program based upon the education and experience of mental health, counseling and healthcare practitioners in hypnotherapy
• National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE)
• National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB)
• National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
• National College of Naturopathic Medicine: oldest accredited school of natural medicine in North America, Portland, Oregon
• NaturalHealers: directory/listing of educational programs and schools for individuals pursuing careers in natural healing
• New Mexico Academy of Healing Arts: certification programs in Massage, Ortho-BionomyŽ,Somatic PolarityŽ and Cranial-Sacral
• Pacific College of Oriental Medicine: largest college of acupuncture and Oriental medicine in the United States, with campuses in San Diego and New York.
• Royal College of Alternative Medicine, Dublin, Ireland
• The Shiatsu School of Canada
• Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences: Tempe and Scottsdale Arizona
• Southwest School of Botanical Medicine Home Page: Albuquerque, New Mexico: links to herb resources, medicinal plant images and information on this school.
• Tri-State College of Acupuncture, New York, New York
• Universal College of Reflexology, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• University of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine: "train physicians to be leaders in fostering the redesign of medical education to incorporate the philosophy of Integrative Medicine.
• University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine, Bridgeport, Connecticut
• University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Integrative Medicine
• University of Virginia, The Center for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies (CSCAT)

Revision: January 2008.

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