Licensing

Scope of Practice in Arizona

Naturopathic Physicians are licensed primary care providers who are specialists in holistic diagnosis and natural therapeutics. These physicians are trained to seek out the least invasive intervention required to affect a cure. Often, this is possible with diet counseling and lifestyle modification. Sometimes this requires the use of medication, physical therapeutics, or minor surgery. They are always looking for the underlying cause of the illness and do not just focus on the most apparent symptoms. Naturopathic physicians refer to specialists as needed, either within the profession or to allopathic (MD) or osteopathic (DO)colleagues.

Licensed Naturopathic Physicians receive extensive didactic and clinical training in the following modalities:

• Clinical Nutrition
• Dietary Supplementation
• Clinical Psychology
• Naturopathic Manipulative Medicine
• Acupuncture
• Botanical (Herbal) Medicines
• Homeopathic Medicines
• Pharmaceutical (Conventional) Medicines
• Minor Surgery