Events

No current events I am currently available for online and in-person events. Please contact naturopathicdiaries[at]gmail.com for availability. Past Events CSI Conference 19 October 2019 Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit Invited Speaker Series 6 November 2018 Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub 7 November 2018 Skeptics on the Fringe and PBH’s Free Fringe 2017 19 August 2017 CSI Conference 7 October 2017 Denkfest 3 November 2017 Skepticon Australia 18 November – 19 November 2017...

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I graduated! And other updates

...the complex world of microbiota, it became immediately clear that naturopaths have no idea what they are talking about. I’ll write more on this later. Those who follow me on social media know that I have been writing at Forbes.com. Here I will cover big news stories concerning naturopathic medicine. I will continue to write personal stories at Naturopathic Diaries. Thank you to everyone who continues to visit my blog and to follow me on...

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ND Confession, Part 2: The Accreditation of Naturopathic “Medical” Education

...doctors are poor. According to an alumni survey [PDF] conducted by the National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM) in 2010, the median net income of NCNM graduates who completed a naturopathic residency and used their ND degree was $60,000 (n=43). These 43 respondents were in practice between 29 years and less than one year. The financial potential is slightly worse for NCNM graduates who did not complete a residency: median income of $50,000 (n=141). These...

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Why I left naturopathy

After three years in private practice, I quit my job. Shortly thereafter, I decided to permanently retire from my career as a naturopathic doctor. Many readers are curious about the events leading up to this decision. I have yet to cover this topic in-depth on Naturopathic Diaries. This post is forthcoming. I have, however, briefly written about my disillusionment with naturopathy at Science 2.0 and KevinMD.com. Please visit these articles to learn more about why...

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The Wild West: Tales of a Naturopathic Ethical Review Board in Arizona

...much. In 2014, the Auditor General reported that the naturopathic board still needed to strengthen examination and licensing requirements, improve complaint processing, develop consistent policies for serving disciplinary actions, and provide timely and accurate licensing and complaint information to the public. As I explained last month in my first post for SBM, the education and practice of naturopathic medicine is so uncritically diverse that nearly any kind of treatment of patients is considered acceptable. Thus,...

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