Medicinary Administrator & Community Clinic Clinical Supervisor
Bio
Dr. Bergsma holds several positions at the National College of Natural Medicine. She is a clinical supervisor in the Community Clinics program which provides low-cost naturopathic care for low-income and uninsured clients in Portland. At the NCNM Clinic, she is the Medicinary Administrator for the college’s busy medicinary and manages its staff. She also sees patients privately at the NCNM Clinic. Prior to her current position, she managed the Community Clinic Medicinary for eight years supplying herbs and supplements to as many as 14 community clinics. She received her medical degree from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in 1996 and completed a two-year residency program at the Portland Naturopathic Clinic.
Academic, Community & Professional Service
American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians
Getting to know Dr. Bergsma Birthplace: Grand Rapids, MI
Activities: Whitewater canoeing, Telemark skiing and hiking
Favorite Quotes:
"Keep close to Nature's heart...and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." (John Muir 1838-1914)
Work to eat, eat to live, live to bike, bike to work. (Bicycle Transportation Alliance)
"Too much of a good thing can be wonderful." (May West 1893-1980)
Music: Blues and Bluegrass
Hobbies: Gardening, birding and dominos
Movies Patients Should See: Super Size Me, King Corn and The Story of Stuff
Favorite Vacation Spot: Any place where rivers flow wild and free
Favorite Restaurants: Laughing Planet, Tin Shed and Cha Ba Thai
What I like best about Portland: Close to lots of rivers for canoeing, mountains for skiing and folks who like to do both.
Important Links Professional Links
American Association of Naturopathic Physicians: www.naturopathic.org
Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians: www.oanp.org
Oregon Environmental Council Healthy Environment Forums; Matters of the Heart: The Emerging Field of Environmental Cardiology (2 hours)
Oregon Environmental Council Healthy Environment Forums; Packing on the Compounds: How Exposure to Common Chemicals is Fueling the Obesity Epidemic (2 hours)
2007
Oregon Environmental Council Healthy Environment Forums; Nanotechnology Concerns, Reproductive Health and Fertility, Health Costs of Pollution (6 hours)
Foundations of Functional Nutrition: A Wellness Approach, Nutritional Therapy Association Inc. (12 hours)
68th Annual Sommer Memorial Lectures, School of Medicine, OHSU (12 hours)
NCNM Grand Rounds, ADHD, Asperger syndrome and Austism, Suzanne Lawton ND (2 hours)
Drug and Behavioral Addictions: Integrative Treatment Strategies, OANP (5.75 hours)
2006
Pharmacy and Pain Management Seminar, OANP (6 hours)
Advanced Botanicals, Jill Stansbury ND (9 hours)
Oregon Environmental Council Healthy Environment Forums; Hooked on Antibiotics, Plastic Promises, Healthier by Design (6 hours)
Naturopathic Medical Ethics in the 21st Century (3 hours)
