{Authors note: I wrote this post in May 2011 when I was a fourth-year naturopathic medical student at Bastyr University. Since that time the curriculum of both University of Washington and Bastyr have changed significantly. As of 2012, Bastyr's ND program has switched to a...
This morning I am in Washington DC preparing to speak with my senators and representative about naturopathic medicine. Every year the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, the AANP (www.naturopathic.org), hosts an event called the DC FLI, where hundreds of naturopathic medical students and naturopathic physicians travel...
Whaaaaaat? This was my response as I read this summary article in BlackBag, a free medical app that has dozens of medical news articles delivered daily to your smartphone or ipod. The title of the summary article was exactly as I typed it above, and...
I strongly believe that prevention is the answer to our current healthcare crisis. I have heard a lot of discussion in the media lately saying preventive services are too expensive and significantly add to the enormous cost of healthcare in this country. As I’ve mentioned in...
We are in the age of passive medicine. Our current medical model reimburses physicians for investigating/making a diagnosis, and managing treatment of that particular diagnosis. Physicians get paid for the diagnosis or treatment, not for the amount of time spent with patients (with some exceptions). This...