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Develop expertise in nutrition as well as culinary skills in our state-of-the-art teaching kitchen. Accelerated and online learning options available.
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NUNM Community Successfully Petitions Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to Proclaim Oct. 24 ‘Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine Day 2022’

The State of Oregon Seal and Oregon Gov. Kate Brown's signature on the official proclamation designating Oct. 24, 2022 “Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine Day” in the State of Oregon.
Thanks in part to the legislative advocacy of NUNM’s community, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown officially proclaimed Oct. 24, 2022 “Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine Day.” This official day of observance is an effort to raise awareness about the over 35,000 licensed acupuncturists practicing today across the United States, and to establish acupuncturists as a Medicare provider …

25 NUNM Students Receive Scholarships for 2022-2023 Academic Year

Photo of NUNM’s urban campus located in southwest Portland, just a short distance from downtown and the Willamette River, with a clear view of the Portland Aerial Tram connecting the city’s South Waterfront district and the main Oregon Health & Science University campus.
The NUNM Office of Advancement is proud to announce the recipients of 2022-2023 scholarships. Their dedication and service to natural medicine is commendable. “We are so very honored to be able to help support the next generation of natural medicine professionals, and we are grateful for their role in changing the landscape of our healthcare …

45 new ND students begin naturopathic journey at White Coat Ceremony

45 new students representing the Class of 2026 Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (ND) degree program donned their white coats for the first time at an in-person and virtual ceremony held Sept. 8, 2022. on the NUNM campus
Forty-five new students representing the Class of 2026 Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (ND) degree program donned their professional physician attire for the first time at the in-person and virtual White Coat Ceremony held Sept. 8, 2022 on the NUNM campus. Emceed by Kelly Baltazar, ND, dean of NUNM’s ND degree program, the White Coat Ceremony …

Alumna joins Cleveland Clinic, uses equity lens to focus research on mindfulness and mentorship

The NUNM alumni logo appears to the left of a photo showing the shoulders and head of Doctor Amanda Shallcross, who earned her Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine degree from NUNM in 2005
Amanda Shallcross, ND, MPH (’05) has devoted her career in naturopathic medicine to researching how mindfulness interventions can help improve emotion regulation and reduce depressive symptoms in patients experiencing stress and chronic disease. In her new post at Cleveland Clinic, she’ll research new ways to make integrative interventions more accessible, affordable and culturally adaptable. What …

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Nicci Lambert, ND, MSOM ('13)

A dual-degree success story: Integrating natural medicine in a hospital setting. Dr. Lambert works in an integrative medicine clinic addressing the side effects of conventional cancer treatment.

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