Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings

• 10 - Health and related fields
• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.33 - Alternative and complementary medicine and medical systems

51.3303 - Naturopathic medicine/naturopathy (ND, NMD)

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of naturopathic medicine, a holistic therapeutic approach combining medical knowledge with non-invasive natural, homeopathic, and non-Western therapies and emphasizing disease prevention, wellness, and self-healing. These programs include courses in the basic medical sciences, epidemiology, neuroscience, biostatistics, public and community health, laboratory and clinical diagnosis, pharmacognosy, botanical medicine, homeopathy, principles of Oriental medicine and Ayurveda, manipulative therapy, naturopathic therapeutics, therapeutic nutrition, case analysis and management, philosophy of naturopathy, patient counselling, practice management, and professional standards and ethics.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • doctor of naturopathic medicine (NMD)
  • doctor of naturopathy (ND)
  • naturopath
  • naturopathic doctor
  • naturopathic medicine
  • naturopathic physician
  • naturopathy

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • allopathic medicine(51.1201)
  • alternative medicine(51.3300)
  • holistic medicine(51.3306)