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 August 15, 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 you have been cleared by the Infectious Disease Task Force. Vaccination Requirements and Exemptions Beginning August 5th, 2023, NUNM will no longer require proof …
Updated August 15, 2024 Infectious Illness Reporting If you have any contagious symptoms (including flu, cold, and COVID), please do not come to campus until you have been cleared by the Infectious Disease Task Force. If you are ill or have a known COVID exposure, we are still asking that you submit the Infectious Disease Reporting …
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. …