In my opinion as a Florida licensed chiropractic physician and certified in acupuncture, the notion of having prescription authority with appropriate training, as well as CAM practices that are taught at naturopathic medical schools is truly \"integrated medicine\". Unlike a chiropractic physician in Florida who cannot prescribe legend drugs or legally take people off medication because chiropractors do not have prescription authority.

I belive that creating a dual enrollment that would grant the NMD and MD would be the best for getting naturopathic medicine licensed in every state.

Unfortunately, my research has turned up the fact that some people who call themselves an ND would prefer that naturopaths not even be licensed.

Naturopathic physicians have an opportunity to enter the 21st century as primary care providers with the emphasis on integrative medicine.