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kleinbl00  ·  4578 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Life in the Quiet Zone
It's very hard to speak for "all naturopathic doctors" because it's hard to speak for "all doctors." I can point you here:

http://naturopathic.org/

...but know that, as with most industry trade groups, there's dissent about pretty much every part of it.

I can also tell you that my wife's training regimen, as do all licensed naturopathic doctors' training regimens, included organic chemistry, gross anatomy, pharmacy, pathology, immunology, genetics, etc.

As far as prescribing, my wife's ability to prescribe in California is heavily curtailed compared to Washington, where she took her boards. In Washington, the argument was made that if a naturopathic doctor intended to take a patient off prescription medication, they needed to prove their proficiency with pharmaceutical treatment well enough to qualify to put a patient on prescription medication. In Washington, if you can buy it at a pharmacy she can prescribe it. In California, it's pretty much vitamins and herbs.