NCNM & the News

PortlandMonthly’s special summer “Health Guide” issue includes a feature by writer Derek Petite with Dr. Courtney Jackson, NCNM’s lead physician of the ECO Project and Food as Medicine Everyday workshops.

ODOT sets start date for SW Kelly Ave Bicyle and Pedestrian Safety Project NCNM’s long lobbying effort for traffic safety improvements will pay off soon. Construction is scheduled to begin in mid-June. Prepare for delays to campus.

NCNM ND student Pedro "Eli" Morales is featured in the Portland Observer: "Art of Learning Naturopathic Medicine: Student on path to promising career."

ODOT will hold an Open House at NCNM on June 3 to present the ODOT Project to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety around NCNM’s campus: “ODOT sets start date for SW Kelly Ave Bicyle and Pedestrian Safety Project.”

The Lund Report covers NCNM's announcement of the college's newest community-education initiative: "NCNM Launches Traditional Roots Institute: New Organization Will Focus on Community Herbal Education."

NCNM '11 alumna, Sara Gillham, ND, is helping ZoomCare, Portland’s innovative concept in neighborhood clinics, become an integrative medical clinic. The Lund Report covers the news in "Naturopathic Care is now available at Zoomcare Clinics."

Portland Food and Drink features NCNM's gluten-free cooking classes in: "The Doctor and the Chef Teach Gluten-Free Cooking Classes at NCNM."

NCNM's gluten-free cooking class at Charlee's Kitchen is featured in the Lund Report: "The Doctor & the Chef Teach Gluten-Free Cooking Classes at NCNM."

NCNM alum, Regina Dehen, ND, LAc, was named to serve on the National Patient Centered Outcomes Research Treatment  Institute. Read more about this nomination.

NCNM joins the Portland Business Journal's list of Top colleges and universities for the fifth year running!

NCNM President David J. Schleich is featured in the PBJ photo gallery, “Listmakers: Mayor, astrophysicist and other dream jobs of local university presidents.”

Oregonian columnist and acclaimed chef, Ken Gordon, muses on health and disease in “Diary of a formerly diabetic chef: Questions of health bring us together,” and the help he received in overcoming diabetes from Dr. Martin Milner, a professor at NCNM. Gordon also talks about his Food as Medicine cooking classes now under way in NCNM’s Charlee’s Kitchen.

Portland Food and Drink reports on Charlee's Kitchen cooking classes in: "Kenny & Zuke’s Launches New National College of Natural Medicine Community Cooking Workshops."

Women in Balance Institute's upcoming Women's Health Symposium is reported in: "NCNM Hosts Women’s Health Symposium for Healthcare Practitioners."

NCNM ’09 graduate, Dr. Orna Izakson is featured in “Introducing Naturopathic Doctors to Indian Service Clinics,” concerning the decision by the federal government to allow the repayment of student loans of naturopathic doctors who practice in an Indian Health Services program.

NCNM’s Associate Professor Dr. Roger Batchelor is quoted in “On Pins & Needles: Acupuncture is becoming a pain relief option for some with psoriatic arthritis” by Portland writer, Martha Wagner.

NCNM’s Women in Balance Institute Symposium March 16 public session is covered in a piece by the Oregonian’s Katie Muldoon: “Michelle Obama, Nike and childhood obesity; Mediterranean diet: Healthy Living.”

Portland’s “Diabetic Chef,” Ken Gordon, talks to “Foodday” editor Katherine Miller about his upcoming NCNM cooking series in Charlee’s Kitchen.

The vaccination debate heats up. Read the article and watch the video of KATU News: "Testimony heard over vaccination exemptions for children." Dr. Heather Zwickey, Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, is interviewed for this report.

Dr. Heather Zwickey, Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, is quoted in a front page story in The Oregonian: "Oregon public health advocates push to beef up vaccination education, lagging rates."

NCNM alumnus Dr. Tony Murczek, (NCNM '07) is featured in KGW Health News: "Paleo diet cuts out processed foods."

Ellen Goldsmith, LAc, interviews Dr. Jackson, lead physician of the Ending Childhood Obesity (ECO Project) about how the ECO (pronounced echo) series of 12–weekly workshops for children, families, and adults in Portland,Ore. provide health education and hands–on, whole–foods cooking classes to reduce obesity, improve health and transform lives.

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NCNM Clinic doctor Brittany Boyle Kolluru, ND (NCNM '10) is featured in Energy Times: "Red Alert-The plaques of psoriasis may signal heart-threatening inflammation within."

NCNM Naturopaths are winners of two "Best of Naturopathic Medicine 2013 Competition" awards for outstanding scholarship and writing. These awards are chosen by the Townsend Letter editors.
 
First Place Award
In recognition of outstanding scholarship and writing the Townsend Letter awards Dr. Allison Siebecker, ND, LAc and Dr. Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND, DHANP the first place award in the 2013 biennial competition for Best of Naturopathic Medicine. The winning paper is “Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth: Often-Ignored Cause of Irritable Bowel Syndrome” and is published in the February/March, 2013 issue of the Townsend Letter.
 
Second Place Award
In recognition of outstanding scholarship and writing the Townsend Letter awards Dr. Jeremy Mikolai, ND and Dr. Martin Milner, ND the second place award in the 2013 biennial competition for Best of Naturopathic Medicine. The award winning paper is “The Milner Acetylcholine Protocol (MAP) for Management of Cardiac Dysrthythmias” and is published in the February/March, 2013 issue of the Townsend Letter.
 

NCNM is credited with the growth of naturopathic doctors in Portland in this article by Portland Business Journal staff writer, Ben Jacklet: "Measure would target rogue naturopaths."

The Lund Report publishes news of the death of Rick Marinelli, NCNM Alumni ('82) and 2012 Living Legend, in: "Rick Marinelli, 1954-2013: Naturopathic Pioneer in Pain Management."

During an interview with this respected botanical journal, Dr. Steve Marsden (NCNM ’99)—a veterinarian, naturopathic doctor and licensed acupuncturist—provides a fascinating glimpse into veterinary natural medicine—and discusses his practice for both human and animal patients. Dr. Marsden is a longstanding member of the NCNM board of directors.

“The Tip of the Iceberg,” examines the causes of and cures for cold hands and feet, and includes tips by NCNM faculty, Jennifer Tufenkian, ND, and the assistant professor School of Classical Chinese Medicine's Brenda Hood. The health report by writer Cristina Tudino is featured in the January/February issue of the Martha Stewart publication

Portland Monthly "Top Docs" issue features NCNM in the  "Portland Alternative Medicine Guide," by Hannah Wallace.

"Food as Medicine / A new idea sprouting from deep roots," NCNM's blog post on the Virginia Garcia Foundation blog, Perspectives on Wellness, gives an overview of trends in nutrition as it highlights the ECO Project's work of helping people change how they eat, and the newest community cooking classes now being offered at Charlee’s Kitchen.

NCNM is featured in the January 10, 2013 Integrative Practitioner Update: "Murdock Trust in $220,000 award for Helfgott Research Institute."

NCNM is featured in the John Weeks’ Integrator Blog News January issue: "Murdock Trust in $220,000 award for Helfgott Research Institute."

Past NCNM board member and Cajun philosopher, Mike Manes is the cover story, written by Barbara Gautreaux, in Acadiana LifeStyle Magazine's January issue: "The 10th Annual Most Interesting People of 2013."