Feel Great Again The vision of the Arizona Naturopathic Medical Association is to empower you to achieve optimal health by connecting you with a licensed Naturopathic Physician who specializes in natural treatments in addition to conventional medicine. SCOPE OF PRACTICE IN ARIZONA Naturopathic Physicians are licensed primary care providers who are specialists in holistic diagnosis and natural therapeutics. These physicians are trained to seek out the least invasive intervention required to effect a cure. Often, this is possible with diet counseling and lifestyle modification. Sometimes this requires the use of medication, physical therapeutics, or minor surgery. They are always looking for the underlying cause of the illness and do not just focus on the most apparent symptoms. Naturopathic physicians refer to specialists as needed, either within the profession or to allopathic (MD) or osteopathic (DO)colleagues. Licensed Naturopathic Physicians receive extensive didactic and clinical training in the following modalities: * Clinical Nutrition * Dietary Supplementation * Clinical Psychology * Naturopathic Manipulative Medicine * Acupuncture * Botanical (Herbal) Medicines * Homeopathic Medicines * Pharmaceutical (Conventional) Medicines * Minor Surgery EDUCATION: The AzNMA offers outstanding Educational resources for continuing your medical education. These include: Live conferences and seminars during the year Audio, Video, and Webinars available online Connections with the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine Programs provided by vendors and corporate sponsors to help you get the most out of your practice, and Optimize Your Success® Contact us today for more information.