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32ND ANNUAL CONVENTION!
SEPTEMBER 6, 7 & 8, 2013
with additional preconvention
education classes - Sept. 3-5, 2013

2013 Convention Lectures & Workshops
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Legislation
   Opposed Legislation - New!
   Alaska
Naturopathic State Laws
   Response to the "OAND"
Washington Legislation

Journal of the American Naturopathic
Medical Association (JANMA)
   Vol. 15 No. 2   07/11
   Vol. 14 No. 1   05/10
   Vol. 13 No. 2   07/09
   Vol. 13 No. 1   04/09
   Vol. 12 No. 4   01/09
   Vol. 12 No. 2   07/08
   Vol. 11 No. 3   10/07
   Vol. 11 No. 2   06/07
   Vol. 11 No. 1   02/07
   Vol. 10 No. 4   11/06
   Vol. 10 No. 3   07/06
   Vol. 10 No. 2   04/06
   Vol. 10 No. 1   01/06
   Vol. 9 No. 3     10/05
   Vol. 9 No. 2     07/05
   Vol. 9 No. 1     04/05
   Vol. 8 No. 4     12/04
   Vol. 8 No. 2     07/04
   Vol. 8 No. 1     03/04
   Vol. 7 No. 4     12/03
   Vol. 7 No. 3     09/03
   Vol. 7 No. 2     06/03
   Vol. 7 No. 1     04/03
   Vol. 6 No. 4
   Vol. 6 No. 3
   Vol. 6 No. 2
   Vol. 6 No. 1
   Vol. 5 No. 4
   Vol. 5 No. 3
   Vol. 5 No. 2
   Vol. 5 No. 1
   Vol. 4 No. 4
   Vol. 4 No. 3
   Vol. 4 No. 2
   Vol. 4 No. 1

Facts
   History & Demise of CNME
CNME Bites The Dust!
   Caution Nat. Med. Edu.
Naturopaths In Denial
   Fraud?
NH Gov. Cavalier Response
   Ltr. to AANP From NH Leg.
   NCNM Student Remarks:
       Merry Bern Letter
       Stephen Sporn
NCNM Student Report
   Media
Canada
   Response to the "OAND"
Naturopathic Lawsuits
       Lawsuit #1
       Lawsuit #2
   Licensing Vs. Certification

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Naturopathic Facts

The History and Demise of CNME
In December 1998, the NAC voted 11 to 4 to deny CNME its accreditation status. At this point CNME had an opportunity to appeal the NAC decision against them to the Secretary of Education Richard Riley. From December 1998 to January 2001, USDE examined all facts and concluded that CNME was treated fairly but did not follow its own printed standards, and failed to meet Integrity issues. The following, dated January 16, 2001, is a reproduction of the Secretary of Education Report, denying once and for all, CNME recognition by USDE.

CNME Bites The Dust!
An eighteen (18) page report by a staff analyst for the United States Department of Education (USDE) examining the credibility and integrity of the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME). The report written for the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity recommends that CNME be denied their status as an accreditor of naturopathic programs. Update on CNME

Caution Naturopathic Medical Education
Lets examine the misguided rhetoric written about accredited four year resident Naturopathic Medical schools teaching surgery, drugs and pretending to produce primary care physicians.

Naturopaths In Denial
When ANMA posted the page entitled CNME referring to Caution Naturopathic Medical Education members of AANP responded with their usual denials. Some individuals have asked us to respond and we do so in the following manner.

FRAUD ?
(1997) Based on Government Reports, New Hampshire Board of Naturopathic Examiners issues licenses to graduates of bogus schools.

New Hampshire Government Cavalier Response
In the following letter the deputy attorney general is responding to the fraudulent licensing listed on our web page, titled Fraud. He states he is speaking on behalf of the governor. ANMA was not aware of those individuals seeking licensure until after they were already granted licenses. It appears New Hampshire is not willing to license credible and knowledgeable individuals from correspondent schools, but would rather license individuals pretending to be from four year resident schools.

Letter to AANP from New Hampshire Legislators.
As the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the New Hampshire House Executive Departments and Administration Committee, we are writing to express our extreme concern over some blatant misstatements made in the lead article in the latest edition of "The Naturopathic Physician." This is the article entitled "New Hampshire Licenses NDs." The ED&A Committee is the standing legislative committee that has direct oversight over all of the professional licensing boards in the state. Our committee worked extensively on the bill to license naturopaths (HB 451), many issues were hotly debated and we sincerely hope that the full coverage that you promise for your next edition of "The Naturopathic Physician" provides an accurate description of the law that did pass in New Hampshire.

NCNM Student Remarks
Merry Bern Letter
Stephen Sporn
Letters from students who attended National College of Naturopathic Medicine (NCNM)

NCNM Student Report, June 1992
The following is a NCNM student survey report produced in June of 1992 shortly after a company by the name of Sorenson had revealed their findings and recommendations to National college. ANMA received the report from the Oregon Office of Educational Policy and Planning as part of a Freedom of Information request. This report was produced by a substantial percentage of the National College student body shortly after National College of Naturopathic Medicine was accredited by the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education

Media
The following letter is a response to the recent article which included a section Naturopathy in the February issue of Prevention Magazine. ANMA suggests the following �corrections� that should be added to your articles on Naturopathy should you include it in any future editions. There are closer to 10,000 Naturopaths across the United States. Approximately 2000 of them are members of ANMA.

Canada
We've heard a lot of talk lately about regulation and high standards in Canada. On April 29, 1991, Dr. David A. Young, Administrator of Academic Degrees and Program Review of the Office of Educational Policy and Planning, Salem, Oregon dated and signed a letter to H. Reed Saunders, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. In this letter he stated,....

Response to the "OAND"
Illness prevention, lower health care costs, reduced drug usage - these are some of the health care goals of the Ontario Government. Naturopathic medicine can help the government achieve these goals. Yet the government is impeding the growth of naturopathic medicine by stalling the introduction of a promised new regulatory law. A new law would:

Naturopathic Lawsuits
Lawsuit # 1
Lawsuit # 2
Lawsuits Against: National College of Naturopathic Medicine (NCNM), Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME), and the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP).

Licensing Vs. Certification
A license is a permission to do something that otherwise is forbidden. In most cases, a license is required or mandatory for engaging in that activity. For instance, a drivers license is considered mandatory to drive a car on the public roads. An exception is that a house may be built by someone who is not a licensed contractor.