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COURSE SYLLABUS: The ND Practitioner's Role & Practice Issues

Course Title: NH795 - The ND Practitioner's Role & Practice Issues
Department: Naturopathic Medicine and Health Care
Instructor: James Johnson, MD E-Mail - Vita
Prerequisites: NH790 - Advanced Naturopathic Health Care Modalities

COURSE OVERVIEW:

I am happy to provide you with information and instructions regarding this course. As you know, you have a time limit to complete this course. The time limit follows the College's policy for course time completion at the undergraduate level.

This is an exciting course and I am sure you will learn some of the most interesting principles related to the specialty of Naturopathic Health Care. After successful completion of the course, you will have a much greater understanding of the Naturopathic Health Care issues that are applicable to the delivery of health care services, as well as some of the most current and pressing issues in health care delivery.

This course is a graduate level course. It is formatted to be self-directed, along with one-on- one mentoring by faculty. As your instructor, you and I communicate throughout your time spent in this important study. Communication can be by e-mail system and fax.

As a graduate level course, you must be prepared to operationalize the concepts learned into the reality of today's health care environment. The readings in the text, the analysis of case studies supplied in the text, our discussions, and your weekly assignments will assist in meeting this broad-based goal.

You will find the textbooks for this course to be one of the best available for the study of Naturopathic Health Care at the graduate level. It is packed with information.

TEXTS:   Online Bookstore

Textbook #1

Textbook of Natural Medicine e-dition, 3rd edition, by Joseph E. Pizzorno, ND, and Michael T. Murray, ND. Churchill Livingstone (Elsevier), 2005/2006 Book/Electronic Media. ISBN-13: 9780443069413 ISBN: 0443069417

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Textbook of Natural Medicine, 3rd edition, by Joseph E. Pizzorno, ND, and Michael T. Murray, ND. Churchill Livingstone (Elsevier), 2005/2006. ISBN-13: 9780443073007 ISBN: 0443073007

Textbook #2

Alternative Medicine, The Definitive Guide. Compiled by The Burton Goldberg Group. Future Medicine Publishing, Inc., 1993/1994. ISBN-13: 9780963633439 ISBN: 0963633430

Textbook #3

Clinician's complete reference to complementary and alternative medicine, edited by Donald W. Novey. Mosby (Elsevier), 2000. ISBN-13: 9780323007559 ISBN: 0323007554

Please order your books as soon as possible.

SUMMARY:

This course is a graduate course for students in the ND program in Naturopathic Health Care. This is an advance level Naturopathic Health Care course that focuses on starting and running a practice of Naturopathy, and on ethical and legal issues. The course allows students to progress through different practice options. Some of the topics/subjects covered include; marketing your practice.

Learning will provide students with the necessary foundation to progress toward graduation.

The course is formatted as an online course. There is a midterm and a final examination. Students are encouraged to submit questions, and discuss issues and problems in Advanced Naturopathic Health Care Modalities with the instructor. Reading assignments from the textbooks are assigned with supporting objectives. There are weekly written responses to related questions that are to be turned into the instructor as detailed by the instructor.

YOUR INSTRUCTOR: James E. Johnson, M.D.

HOW TO REACH YOUR INSTRUCTOR:

I am available to you on an ongoing basis throughout your time spent in this course. Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions, concerns, issues, etc. I am here to assist you and mentor you to achieve your goals and experience success in this course.

E-mail: jjohnson@canyoncollege.edu

Phone: 615-523-2136
Fax: 615-523-2136

I prefer that whenever possible you contact me by e-mail.

Again, do not hesitate to contact me. I am here for you and look forward to working with you.

EXAMINATIONS:

There are two examinations for this course. There is a mid-term examination with an objective part and an essay part. There is a final examination which is objective. The examinations are "open" book. They thoroughly test knowledge in key areas of course content. While open book, they require thought and knowledge of the related content for successful completion.

All examinations are taken "online." The examinations are accessed through the web site for Canyon College. When you are ready to take the examinations, please e-mail me directly and request authorization to take your exam. I will in turn send you an ID and password to access the examinations.

When you are ready to take the examinations, access the web site, and complete the examination. Access each exam only once. If you have difficulties, notify your instructor or the administration right away. You will receive your score from me in approximately two business days.

Please plan to take the midterm exam by the end of the week of the "mid" week of the course. The final examination must be taken by the last day of the final week of the course.

GRADE ASSIGNMENT FOR EXAMINATIONS:

You will receive a letter grade, based on your over all score achievement. The grading scale is as follows:

90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
Below 60% = F

You will receive a letter grade for each of the examinations. Your final course grade will be an average of the scores you achieve on all examinations. The midterm counts as one exam and the final counts as one exam.

I will e-mail you your score and letter grade for each of the examinations, as well as your final average score and final letter grade for the course.

READING ASSIGNMENTS:

Your reading assignments are self-paced.

There will be assignments for reading, case studies, care plans, and research throughout the class time.

These assignments may be sent to you via e-mail.

REVIEW OF OBJECTIVES:

You are responsible for reviewing the objectives (provided throughout the course) for each chapter in the textbook, prior to reading and studying the chapter. The objectives will guide you in your learning and assist you in knowledge attainment. The objectives are provided for your benefit.

WHAT TO DO:
  1. Order your text book immediately.
  1. Review the chapter objectives in class before reading and studying each chapter.
  1. When instructed, proceed to take the midterm examination
  1. When instructed, proceed to take the final examination
  1. During the first week of the course, please e-mail your instructor and provide your instructor with some basic information about you, including;
1) your contact address (eg e-mail address)
2) your goals for this course
3) your overall goals for a career in Naturopathic Health Care
4) your past and current work experiences
5) any experiences you have had in health care delivery.
  1. Contact your instructor any time you would like to discuss the readings, have questions, require clarifications or further explanations, etc.
  1. Share with your instructor current event issues related to Naturopathic Health Care that you identify in the news media, etc. In turn, your instructor may share such information with you for discussion and analysis.
  1. Have fun! Be positive! Achieve your goals!
Click here for the previous syllabus.

May 17, 2006 Syllabus Edition