National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) is proud to be the recipient of a substantial grant from the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust of Vancouver, Washington. The grant will provide technology improvements for the university’s industry-leading first-year online Doctor of Naturopathic (ND) program. “It is a pleasure to share the good news that Trustees have …
NUNM President/CEO Melanie Henriksen, ND, LAc, CNM, announced that the campus of National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) is officially up for sale. A citywide search for a new campus is underway. “NUNM’s current campus in downtown Portland, Oregon, has served our community well since 1996,” Dr. Henriksen said. “Now, we have an opportunity to …
Updated Oct. 31, 2023 Do not come to campus if you are ill, regardless of the reason. If you are symptomatic and test negative for COVID-19, do not return to campus until your symptoms have resolved. Vaccination Requirements and Exemptions Beginning August 5th, 2023, NUNM will no longer require proof of COVID vaccination or an …
Integrative healthcare practitioner, leader, and NUNM alumna confirmed by university’s Board of Directors Portland, Oregon – The National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) Board of Directors announced the appointment of Melanie Henriksen, ND, LAc, CNM, as president/CEO of the university, effective July 1, 2021. Dr. Henriksen has served as interim president since Oct. 30, 2020. …
AR Jackson ’21 and Malina Montenegro ’21 are the type of couple that finishes each other’s sentences. Ask them a question, and both burst out saying the exact same thing at the exact same time. What was it like completing their fifth and final year of naturopathic medical school during Covid-19? “We were lucky,” Jackson …
Juneteenth, also known as Independence Day or Freedom Day, is a holiday that commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery and the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans on June 19, 1865. In the 156 years since, Black communities have marked June 19th as a day to gather together, celebrate their culture and heal. Juneteenth …
At NUNM, we recognize the COVID-19 pandemic has both revealed and exacerbated the opportunity divide in higher education. As we invite a new cohort of students into our community, we are committed to addressing and combatting that divide. Today’s students carry a heavy burden – caring for families, significant debt, and combating systemic injustice as …
March 8, 2021 – PORTLAND, OREGON – One of the country’s leading naturopathic universities is lowering the barrier to a career in medicine. NUNM’s new first-year online ND program allows prospective naturopathic providers a more affordable and accessible first year of medical school. The new four-year track will offer a mix of online, self-paced coursework …
A word to our NUNM community, The horrific incidents that occurred in Atlanta, Georgia on March 16, 2021 cannot go unaddressed. Hate crimes against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities have increased more than 150% since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. We have zero-tolerance for hate at NUNM. We are enraged and heartbroken. …
“The implication of this paper is that by the time that people have symptoms, isolating them is too late…This also means that we really need to scale up testing.” NUNM’s Heather Zwickey, PhD Immunologist, was invited on an interview with the Natural Medicine Journal to share her expertise on recent developments surrounding the science of …