CCNM Students Participate in
Research & Clinical Settings
Thanks to clinical and research opportunities at Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, CCNM students are making a bigger impact than ever on the naturopathic community.
CCNM students answer your questions
Curious about what it’s really like to be an ND student? Then don’t miss our February 23rd online Webinar, which will feature two current CCNM students! Come listen to Chris Schlee, 4th-year ND student, and Adrian Nasager, naturopathic student union president, as they answer your questions on student life, classes and educational experiences. Register today!
Enhanced curriculum builds a better future for doctors and patients
As of 2009, CCNM students now get introduced to the clinic in their first year of naturopathic med school. Under the mentorship of fourth-year students, less advanced students are now able to practice their skills and gain early exposure to a clinical and teaching environment, allowing them to begin experiencing the role of a naturopathic doctor from a very early stage in their naturopathic medical educations. As a result, when these students begin their senior clinic years, they are comfortable in their role and inclined to build stronger rapports with their patients.
Improving health care through naturopathic research
CCNM students are encouraged to assist in the College’s numerous research projects; this active participation allows students to provide a valuable contribution to the body of evidence in and around naturopathic medicine, and to gain experience in research design, conduct, analysis and publication.
Of late, CCNM’s future NDs are assisting in systematic reviews of natural health products used to treat lung cancer. The project, held in collaboration with the Ottawa General Hospital and expanded to involve the Kelowna General Hospital in British Columbia and the London Health Sciences Center in Ontario, uses a placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial to assess melatonin’s effect on reducing lung cancer recurrence and mortality.
Also providing valuable results is an ongoing, placebo-controlled clinical trial, which CCNM’s research department has developed in partnership with Toronto Western Hospital, Liberty Clinic and New Chapter supplement company. Upon completion, this study will test the effects of cinnamon and cassia bark on blood sugar and cholesterol levels in patients with type 2 diabetes.
To learn more about what it’s like to study naturopathic medicine at CCNM, don’t forget to register for our February 23rd Webinar. See you then!
To your health and wellness,
Coquina Deger
Managing Editor, AANMC
www.AANMC.org
