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A nationally recognized expert in the professional formation of natural medicine, Schleich joined the school after a distinguished career in higher education. Past President of National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM). Prior to joining NUNM, Schleich was president of Truestar Health in Toronto. Before that, he served as president and CEO of Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM) in Toronto. Prior to CCNM, he held a series of increasingly significant academic positions: academic vice president of Niagra College (Ontario); administrative and faculty positions at St. Lawrence College (Ontario), Swinburne University (Melbourne, Australia), and the University of Alberta (Canada). His academic career spans more than 40 years in elementary, secondary, college and university settings.
Schleich earned his PhD from the University of Toronto and a master’s from the University of Alberta. His doctoral studies focused on higher education, with a special interest in the regulatory and public policy frameworks that affect medical education.
Editor, Tightwire Magazine, Prison for Women, Kingston, Canada; Communications and Development Advisory Council Member, Faculty of Education Queens University, Board Member Canadian Naturopathic Association, Chair Of The Board Of Directors Buteko Breathing Educators Association, Board Of Directors - Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges, Board Member of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine and past President of National University in Portland, Oregon.
He was the managing editor of Quarry Magazine from 1978 to 1988 and the founding director of the Upper Canada Writers Workshop (1988 - 90). He is a retired university administrator and was the inaugural president of National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon. He has published widely in the medical education field and was from 2005 - 2021the educationeditor for the Naturopathic Doctor News and Review. He holds a PhD (University of Toronto) in medical history and health policy.
HIS BOOK TITLES:
All the Messiahs Agree (2017),Crusoe House (Portland, Vancouver)
The Terms of His Surrender (2021),Crusoe House (Portland, Vancouver)
The Amazing Adventures of the Gallumphing Gobbler: Volume 1 - The Mystery of the Missing Ultrasonic Cycloplane (Crusoe House, 2024)
Forthcoming works include: The Brothers from Banat (fiction/memoir)The Shrimp Factory(fiction)
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