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Curriculum - Bridge Delivery

The six-term (two year) bridge delivery allows for reasonable sequencing of all required courses, as well as enhanced opportunities for integration of the IMG and 3rd-year student cohorts. IMGs develop a naturopathic professional identity through the CCNM program’s foundations courses: History, Philosophy and Principles of Naturopathic Medicine; Art and Practice of Naturopathic Medicine; and Foundations of Naturopathic Medicine. This curriculum is subject to revision. The summer timetable for the 2013 bridge delivery is available to download (PDF).

Term: 1
Term Course Codesort icon Course Name Credits Cost
1 ASM102 Asian Medicine I 2.00 $820.40
1 ASM103 Asian Medicine Point Location I 1.00 $410.20
1 ASM203 Asian Medicine Point Location II 1.00 $368.81
1 BOT101 Botanical Medicine I 2.50 $1025.50
1 CLE310a Clinic III IMG 0.01 $524.36
1 HOM100 Homeopathic Medicine I 2.00 $820.40
1 NMS101 Ethics and Jurisprudence I 1.00 $410.20
1 NPH101 Naturopathic History, Philosophy and Principles 2.00 $820.40
1 NPH102 Art and Practice of Naturopathic Medicine 2.00 $820.40
1 NUT102 Clinical Nutrition I 3.00 $1230.60
1 PHM104 Massage/Hydrotherapy 2.00 $820.40
1 PHM201 Naturopathic Manipulation I 2.00 $737.62
1 PHM324 Physical Medicine 4.00 $1398.28
1 PSY203 Health Psychology II 1.50 $553.22
Term: 2
Term Course Codesort icon Course Name Credits Cost
2 ASM202 Asian Medicine II 2.00 $755.96
2 ASM204 Asian Medicine Point Location III 1.00 $377.98
2 ASM302IP Asian Medicine III IMG IP 0.01 $537.39
2 ASM303IP Asian Medicine III Clinical Applications IMG IP 0.01 $358.26
2 BOT202 Botanical Medicine II 4.00 $1511.92
2 CLE303a Primary Care IMG 0.01 $537.39
2 CLE310b Clinic III IMG 0.01 $537.39
2 CLS301 Maternal and Newborn Care 2.00 $716.52
2 CLS302 Pediatrics 2.00 $716.52
2 FNM201 Foundations of Naturopathic Medicine 2.00 $755.96
2 HOM204 Homeopathic Medicine II 3.00 $1133.94
2 HOM205 Homeopathic Medicine II 3.00 $1133.94
2 NUT202 Clinical Nutrition II 3.50 $1322.93
2 PSY303 Health Psychology III 2.00 $716.52
Term: 3
Term Course Codesort icon Course Name Credits Cost
3 ASM302i Asian Medicine III IMG 3.00 $537.39
3 ASM303i Asian Medicine III Clinical Applications IMG 2.00 $358.26
3 BOT302i Botanical Medicine III IMG 6.00 $2149.56
3 CLE303b Primary Care IMG 3.00 $537.39
3 CLE310c Clinic III IMG 4.50 $537.39
3 CLS306i Men's Health and Women's Health IMG 5.00 $1791.30
3 HOM300i Homeopathic Medicine III 5.00 $1791.30
3 NPH305 Integrated Therapeutics I 3.00 $1074.78
3 NUT302 Clinical Nutrition III 5.00 $1791.30
3 PHM301* Naturopathic Manipulation II 3.00 $1074.78
Term: 4
Term Course Codesort icon Course Name Credits Cost
4 CLE404 Clinic IV 17.50 $6008.28
4 NMS310 Practice Management I 2.00 $716.52
4 NPH415 Integrated Therapeutics II 4.50 $1544.99
Term: 5
Term Course Codesort icon Course Name Credits Cost
5 CLE412 Clinic V 17.50 $6158.60
5 NMS401 Ethics and Jurisprudence II 1.00 $351.92
5 NMS410 Practice Management II 1.50 $351.92
Term: 6
Term Course Codesort icon Course Name Credits Cost
6 CLE450 Clinic VI 17.50 $6158.60

These courses reinforce the philosophy and principles of naturopathic medicine. Bridge cohort students will be held to the same standard in clinic as the regular cohort, and assessed based on their ability to apply naturopathic principles to patient care.

Students will learn to model and integrate naturopathic medical practice through mentorship and observation at the Robert Schad Naturopathic Clinic (RSNC). Internships begin in first or second term; the exposure is primarily observational (with the opportunity to assist in physical exam and history taking, much like second-year student counterparts), with the third term showing an increase in responsibility. Clinic exposure early in the delivery provides context for the different modalities that define the practice of naturopathic medicine.

The bridge delivery cohort will obtain 1032 primary clinic hours—the same number of hours required in the four-year offering.