Friday, February 12, 2010

New ND Licensure Push in Iowa:

the Iowa Politics Insider states in "Naturopathic Medical Bill Advances in Iowa Senate":

"naturopathic physicians would be licensed by the Iowa Board of Medical Examiners under a bill approved Thursday by the Iowa Senate State Government Committee [huh?  naturopathy isn't even 'medical'...] Sen. Jack Hatch, a Des Moines Democrat who is the bill’s floor manager, said the proposal is unlikely to win final passage [it shouldn't!!!...] the bill would require naturopathic doctors to obtain a bachelor’s degree, followed by four years of medical education [but naturopathy school hugely IS'NT medical school!!!...] naturopathic medicine is an alternative form of medical care that includes natural remedies and emphasizes the body’s ability to heal itself [coded vitalism]."

Note: no comment.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Naturopathic medical education at a CNME accredited school has come a long way from even ten years ago. They are thoroughly trained in conventional primary care as well as the "alternative" approaches. They are better trained for primary care than most MDs who complete only one year of postgrad, which is the minimum required for an MD to get their license in Iowa.

Rob Cullen said...

I guess you don't know much about naturopathy then.

Thoroughly trained, better trained?

Hmmmm: science, for naturopathy, is equal to the science-ejected.

Seems like you are a fan of absurdity?

-r.c.