The principles of this medicine—highly complex yet beautifully simple—as revealed in this TIMELINE, have manifested over many years, keeping our path forward clearer, more certain, and sustainable. These pages document in delicious detail how three key elements in professional formation persist: establishing and accrediting our educational preparation; recognition of our graduates by civil authority; and codifying our knowledge, secure in its derivation and ever stronger in historical and current relevance and application.

“The TIMELINE is amazing! History is the key to understanding the future. We’re at a time when global healing traditions and professions are uniting at an unprecedented rate, practicing and learning with and from each other. Naturopathic medicine’s journey from a small community to a global profession is inspiring. TIMELINE is a wonderful resource and invaluable roadmap as we create the healthier future we envision, together.”