Professional Titles Used By Doctors of Naturopathic Medicine in North America
Although all graduates from accredited naturopathic medical schools may use the academic title "Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine" there is no standardized professional title in use in North America. Jurisdictions that regulate the practice of naturopathic medicine legally require the use of various professional titles. Naturopathic medicine and approved titles are regulated in the following US states:
- Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine: Arizona, New Hampshire, Oregon (also Naturopathic Physician), Utah (also Naturopathic Physician), Washington (also Naturopathic Physician), Minnesota (also Naturopathic Doctor)
- Naturopathic Doctor:Alaska, California, Kansas, Maine
- Naturopathic Physician: Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Vermont.
- Naturopath: North Dakota
Provisions in the licensing laws for Minnesota and California specifically protect the rights of Traditional Naturopaths to practice Naturopathy. Language in the Idaho Licensing acts exclude those practices normally engaged in by Traditional Naturopaths. In Puerto Rico the title "Doctor in Naturopathy (Doctor en Naturopatia) applies.
These titles apply in Canadian provinces:
- Doctor of Naturopathy: Manitoba
- Naturopathic Physician: Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, British Columbia
- Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine: Ontario, British Columbia
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