NCNM Residency Program
MaryK Geyer, ND
Associate Dean, Director of Residencies
503-552-1697
mgeyer@ncnm.edu
Residency Organizations
• CNME (Council on Naturopathic Medical Education)
– http://www.cnme.org/
• NPGA (Naturopathic Post Graduate Association)
– http://www.np-ga.com/
• NERC (Naturopathic Education and Residency
Consortium)
– http://www.naturopathicresidency.org/new/
Residency Site Structure
• Sponsor Institution Teaching Clinic
(NCNM Clinic)
• Distant Sites
• Shared NCNM/Distant Sites
National College of
Natural Medicine
Academic Medical Center
Community Clinics
Teaching Experience
Shared NCNM/Distant Sites
CNM/NCNM
AWT/NCNM
Women’s Health
& Adv. Gyn/NCNM
Interested in Developing Your
Own Residency?
• Historically, many new residency sites have
developed from students who had an established
relationship with a physician/clinic
• Universal Residency Site Application
• 2-4 month window for development of a new site
• Residencies can not be developed for one person
• Positions must be advertised to all eligible
candidates
Residency Application Process
• Universal Application
• Application and fee still need to be submitted
to individual schools
• Sponsor school essays unified, but individual
sites may require individual essays.
Matching
Program
• Created to minimize
unfilled residency positions
• Eliminates one candidate getting multiple
offers
• Site’s supervisor and candidate still
responsible for deciding placement
Matching Program
• NPGA Match Administrator will hold the
Residency Site Preference List for all candidates
• Residency Directors hold Resident Preference List
from site supervisors
• Directors and Match Administrator meet to
match preferences in April/May
Questions?
NCNM Residency
Opportunities
NCNM Residencies
• NCNM currently (2013-2014) has:
– 8 First Year (PGY1) NCNM positions
– 3 Second Year (PGY2) NCNM
positions
– 3 “shared” NCNM-Distant site
position (PYG1).
– 14 Affiliate site clinics (PGY1 & 2)
NCNM Residencies
• NCNM’s Upcoming 2014-2015 Cycle:
• 7 First Year NCNM Positions
• 2nd/3rd Year NCNM Positions: 3 Positions
• 1 Shared NCNM-Distant Site Position
• AWT/NCNM
• 11 Distant Site Residencies
• New sites may be added before application closes
on January 13- Stay Posted
NCNM Teaching Clinic
Rich multi-disciplinary learning
environment – Eclectic Training
Residency involves supervising
student teaching shifts.
Experience serving community
clinics
Resident Education
NCNM’s Community Clinics
Currently NCNM residents serve 11 Community Clinics
Each of these clinics serves diverse populations; allowing for a
rich education working with different population needs,
expanding cultural awareness,
& serving our communities.
Workload for NCNM Residents
•Clinical Experience:
•Approximately 6 shifts/week+ 1 call shift: On-Site, Community Clinic,
and Supervising Hydrotherapy Student Shifts
•External Rotations
•Ability to set up Private Practice Shifts, if desired
•Teaching:
•Clinical Skills Labs (CPD) and Gyn Labs
•Participating in Clinical Milestone Exams, Clinic Synthesis Courses,
and other misc. education activities
•Weekly Resident Education lecture/meeting: Lecture, Simulation,
Teaching Development, Personal and Professional Development,
Journal Review
NCNM 1st Year Resident Salary & Benefits
• Salary: Projected 33 K, this may increase
depending on budgetary availability
• Time off: 12 personal days, 5 education
days, 5 bereavement
• CE Budget: $100/year (Note: CE hours are
covered through resident education)
A Woman’s Time/NCNM
Tori Hudson, ND and MaryK Geyer, ND
•¼ Time spent at NCNM Teaching Clinic, ¾ time
spent at A Woman’s Time.
•Primary care with focus on women’s medicine,
pediatric care, and pain management
•Participate in the care of patients, management
and writing new material for public relations, and
have an obligation to ensure the continuing of
naturopathic care.
Not Participating in the 2014-2015
Match Cycle
Integrative Women’s Health, Advanced
Gynecology/NCNM
Kimberly Windstar, ND and MaryK Geyer, ND
•½ time Women’s Health shifts
•½ time NCNM clinic shifts
•Requires previous mentor
shift experience with Dr.
Windstar
Not Participating in the 2014-2015 Match
Cycle
Center for Natural Medicine/NCNM
Martin Milner, ND and MaryK Geyer, ND
•¾ time Cardiopulmonary teaching shifts
•¼ time NCNM teaching shifts
•ECG testing, Pulmonary function testing
•Stress tests, body composition analysis,
etc.
•Only applicants from the Heart and Lung
mentor rotations at CNM will be
considered.
NCNM Distant Residency
Opportunities
A Family Healing Center
Jason Black, ND and Jessie Black, ND - McMinnville, OR
•Primary care with focus on women’s medicine,
pediatric care, and pain management
•Participate in the care of patients, management
and writing new material for public relations, and
have an obligation to ensure the continuing of
naturopathic care.
A Woman’s Time - Integrative Residency
Tori Hudson, ND – Portland, OR
•Primary care with a practice emphasis on Women’ s
Health
•Private patients, clinical rotations, research,
public speaking and writing
•Clinical rotations with specialty physicians in the areas
of gynecology, surgery, oncology, cardiology,
gastroenterology, dermatology, internal medicine,
rheumatology, endocrinology, ophthalmology, ENT,
family practice, neurology and pediatrics.
Not Participating in the 20142015 Match Cycle
An Hao Natural Health Clinic
Edythe Vickers, ND, LAc – Portland, OR
•Primary care with focus on Women’s health,
chronic illness, and cancer care.
•Candidates must be licensed to practice both
naturopathic medicine and Chinese medicine.
Canby Clinic
Erin Walker, ND - Canby, OR
•Small town family
practice with a focus in
primary care, manual
medicine and IV Therapy.
Not Participating in the
2014-2015 Match Cycle
Center for Natural Medicine
Martin Milner, ND – Portland, OR
•Primary Care with an emphasis on CardioPulmonary testing & treatment
•Resident will see patients in Dr. Milner’s private
practice.
•Extensive training in EKG , Pulmonary function
tests, Stress tests, & body composition analysis
•Requires Cardio-pulmonary mentor shift
experience.
Full Circle Care
Leslie Peterson, ND – Salt Lake City, UT
•Primary focus is on adult internal
medicine with emphases in endocrinology,
reproductive health, gastroenterology, and
autoimmune diseases.
•Candidates must intend to practice in
Utah after residency to be considered for
this position.
Grain Integrative Health
Lindsay Baum, ND & Sarah Kates-Chinoy, ND - Portland, OR
•Primary care integrative medicine – whole family
healthcare from infancy through hospice care, and
accessibility for acute care management is
emphasized.
•Requires flexibility and a desire to learn about all
aspects of operating a clinic and establishing a
medical practice.
Ho’o Lokahi Heath Center
Michael Traub, ND – Kailua Kona, HI
•General practice focusing on
dermatology and oncology.
•Physical medicine, homeopathy, IV
therapy and nutritional counseling
•Conscientious, explicit and judicious
use of current best evidence in making
decisions about patient care.
Integrative Healing Arts
Lawrence Chan, ND – Vancouver, BC
•Primary Care including weight loss and age
management.
•Clinic incorporates Naturopathic medicine,
Chiropractic medicine, Traditional Chinese
Medicine, Acupuncture and Massage
Therapy.
•Residents will be able to supplement their
clinical experience with intensive rotations with
other specialists in the community.
University of Bridgeport
Jennifer Johnson, ND – Bridgeport CT
•General family medicine at
UB health Center and/or
satellite clinics, working
with supervising physicians
on student teaching shifts.
•Strong academic and
teaching experience
preferred.
Arthritis Care
Carla Guggenheim, DO, Nicholas Morgan, ND-Lansing, MI
• Clinical focus in rheumatology and polypharmacy.
• Residents work closely with Dr. Guggenheim and other
clinic providers to provide quality patient care and spend
approximately 75% of their time providing patient care.
Cameron Wellness Center
Todd Cameron, BSN, NMD-SLC, UT
• General Naturopathic family
practice, endocrine health, IV
therapy, injection therapies, weight
loss, Bio-Impedance analysis,
detoxification protocols, Skenar
technology, Doppler technology,
simple wound repair and minor
surgery.
Portland Clinic of Holistic Health
Eric Blake, ND, DAc
• Primary care with wide span of clinical cases
including complicated recalcitrant
conditions.
• Areas of educational focus will include
oncology, women’s medicine, infectious
disease, respiratory disease, autoimmune
disease and pediatrics.
• Resident is expected to participate in
community outreach and wellness lectures.
Dr. MaryK Geyer
Elisa Ford
mgeyer@ncnm.edu
eford@ncnm.edu
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