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Naturopathic Doctor
Naturopathic doctors use natural, non-toxic healing therapies to treat patients' diseases and disorders.
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- Related School Subjects Community Health; Language Arts; Mathematics; Physical Education; and Science (Biology; and Chemistry)
- Field of Study Health Care and Medical Sciences
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Naturopathic doctors need the following characteristics:
- the ability to establish rapport with patients and gain their trust and confidence
- emotional strength and maturity
- good communication skills.
They should enjoy gathering information by observing, interviewing and examining patients, providing naturopathic treatments and advising patients.
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Salary
Incomes for naturopathic doctors may vary considerably but, in general, are comparable to those of other doctors.
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