This page provides links to agencies and tools relevant to the study of naturopathic practice. We solicit your input of useful links in this developing resource.
Research Agencies
Research Tools and Methods
Naturopathic Physicians Professional Agencies
Naturopathic Medical Education Institutions
Research Agencies
NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
NCCAM: Whole systems of CAM
NIH National Cancer Institute Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM)
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
AHRQ Primary care practice-based research networks
Canadian Interdisciplinary Network for CAM Research (IN-CAM)
Network of Researchers in the Public Health of CAM (NorphCAM)
Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Healthcare (ACCAHC) Research Working Group
Research Tools and Methods
INCAM Outcome measures. A database of research outcomes measures useful in CAM research.
Research Methods Knowledge Base. An introduction to theory and practice in research.
Naturopathic Physicians Professional Agencies
American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP)
Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CAND)
Naturopathic physicians specialty societies
Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians (HANP)
Naturopathic Academy of Therapeutic Injections (NATI)
Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians
Pediatric Association of Naturopathic Physicians (PedANP)
North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners (NABNE)
Foundations of Naturopathic Medicine Project. A project to codify naturopathic knowledge.
Naturopathic Medicine Educational Institutions and Agencies
Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges
Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME). The accrediting agency for naturopathic physician training. Accreditation standards are available for download from the site including the Council’s Standard X. Research and Scholarship.
Naturopathic medicine educational programs
Bastyr University, Kenmore WA
Bastyr University Research Institute
Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine
BINM Research Department, New Westminster, BC
Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Toronto ON
CCNM Department of Research and Clinical Epidemiology
National College of Natural Medicine, Portland OR
NCNM Helfgott Research Institute
National University of Health Sciences, Lombard IL
Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, Tempe AZ
University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine, Bridgeport CT
