International Bridge Delivery

CCNM offers the first-ever naturopathic medicine bridge delivery for international medical graduates (IMGs). The IMG bridge delivery enables foreign-trained medical doctors living in Canada to further their health care careers as naturopathic doctors. Graduates receive the Doctor of Naturopathy degree.

The six-term curriculum incorporates all of the competencies of the four-year naturopathic medical program and acknowledges previous medical education and experience. Required courses are compressed into a 24-month schedule.

Admission Requirements:

• Have graduated from an MD degree program that is validated by an official WES (World Education Services) course-by-course evaluation, sent directly from WES to CCNM.
• Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.7 on a four-point scale
• Submit proof of English language proficiency from one of the following:
  • TOEFL IBT: minimum 86 out of 120
  • IELTS (academic): minimum overall band score of 6.5 or higher (on a 9 point scale)
  • ILAC level PW (University Pathway) 3.3 (must achieve minimum cumulative grade point average or minimum letter grade equivalent to 75%)
• Submit the following documents:
  • essay
  • two reference letters
• Interview

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