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Preserve foundational knowledge for future generations.International Collaboration
Naturopathic Medicine Academy
More than 300 international contributors working collaboratively to codify, publish, and teach the foundational knowledge of naturopathic medicine.
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Transform scholarship and clinical experience into accessible resources.to educate
Support teaching, learning, and professional formation worldwide.Our Purpose
Codifying wisdom across generations
The Academy exists to codify, transcribe, publish, and distribute naturopathic medical knowledge, concepts, models, and their applications for the health of individuals, communities, and the wider world.
Formerly known as the Foundations of Naturopathic Medicine Institute, the Academy brings together authors, editors, physicians, scientists, thought leaders, colleges, universities, and agencies in a shared educational project.
Read more about codification of naturopathic medicineTextbooks
Flagship volumes
The Academy's main textbook work is organized around foundational volumes that combine history, philosophy, principles, clinical theory, modalities, practice models, science and clinical thinking.
Timeline Volume
History and professional formation
A collaborative, living chronicle of the heritage, wisdom, people, events, and institutions that shaped naturopathic medicine and the naturopathic profession.
Nature Cure Volume
Philosophy and practice
The first volume in the Academy's textbook work addresses nature cure principles, therapies, modalities and scientific considerations as a living foundation for naturopathic practice.
Foundations Textbook
The larger vision still ahead
This larger textbook architecture shows the Academy's wider vision beyond Volume 1 and opens the table of contents for the work still dreamed, planned, and partially mapped.
Therapeutic Order
A roadmap for healing and health creation
First developed by Dr. Jared Zeff and Dr. Pamela Snider, the Therapeutic Order presents a unifying theory of naturopathic medicine and a strategy for restoring health through the healing power of nature.
Poster, webinar, and educational tools support this framework.
From the Archive
Founding materials and project history
The Academy's story includes early retreat materials, founding brochures, project proceedings, and historical records documenting how the work began.
Founding Brochure
Open the original codification brochure and revisit the project's opening vision.
Proceedings
Read the early retreat proceedings and executive summary behind the Academy's formation.
Advance Releases
Browse journal articles, pre-release materials, and publication-related resources.
Teaching Tools
Explore lectures, educational resources, and media gathered to support teaching and learning.
About Us
Editors, contributors, and institutional mission
The Academy is an international and intergenerational collaboration of authors, editors, educators, and agencies working together around shared foundations.
More than a textbook project
The Academy serves as a collaborative home for publishing, education, scientific inquiry, and public policy rooted in naturopathic principles.
Its pages connect senior editors, contributors, campaigns, partner support, and the institutional work required to bring this body of knowledge forward.
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Help strengthen the work
Readers, educators, and colleagues are invited to share responses, corrections, and encouragement as these volumes continue to reach the profession.