Students study naturopathic medicine at Bastyr University because they seek a career that resonates with their core values, including a belief in natural healing and whole-person medicine. They prepare for success as naturopathic doctors with the support of our state-of-the-art clinical training model, which prepares students to formulate effective, personalized treatment plans for patients.
This in-depth clinical training, coupled with Bastyr’s robust basic sciences curriculum, is responsible for our graduates consistently earning top scores on the Naturopathic Licensing Examinations (NPLEX). And because our graduates speak the common language of science, they work as peers with other health care providers in integrative settings.
Naturopathic medicine students gain real-world experience immediately in the integrated curriculum introduced in 2012. In fall semester of their first year, students begin clinical training as observers at Bastyr Center for Natural Health in Seattle or Bastyr University Clinic in San Diego.
The integrated model also offers clinical training labs that combine multiple basic science disciplines with case studies. Students learn to look at how the disciplines work together to support each body system (i.e. respiratory system, circulatory system, cardiovascular system).