Student Profile

Antonella Aguilera-Ruiz, Naturopathic Medical Student, Class of 2012

Antonella is a fourth-year ND student at National College of Naturopathic Medicine (NCNM) in Portland, Ore. Prior to her enrollment at NCNM, she obtained a bachelor of arts degree in spanish and religious studies at Santa Clara University.

Antonella decided to pursue a career in naturopathic medicine after experiencing naturopathy's deep healing effects when dealing with her own health issues. She loves food and hopes to develop a clinic with a teaching kitchen in the future.

Antonella grew up in northern California in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas, and loves to surf, read and dance in her spare time. 

 

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