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31209.03 – Doctors of naturopathics medicine

Doctors of osteopathic Medicine use natural healing methods to treat patients' diseases and disorders.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Doctor of naturopathic medicine
  • Naturopathic doctor (ND)

Core competencies

  • Critical Thinking, Decision Making and Problem Solving to develop treatment plans for disorders and illnesses with natural methods of healing that best suit the patient symptoms and care preferences
  • Social Perceptiveness to navigate complex social interactions, gauge the emotional and psychological state of patients and promote a positive and cohesive healthcare environment
  • Pattern Identification to recognize correlations among patient symptoms, health histories and diagnostic test results, such as from electrocardiograms and electroencephalographs
  • Problem Identification and Inductive Reasoning to determine the most likely disorders diagnosis based on interviews and questioning of patients regarding symptoms and medical history
  • Service Orientation to interview and examine patients to diagnose and treat disorders and illnesses with natural methods of healing
  • Knowledge in Biology to understand and assess patients' conditions, develop tailored care plans and promote health education

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Diagnose patients' diseases and disorders
  • Employ natural methods of healing such as acupuncture and acupressure, spinal manipulation, reflexology, hydrotherapy, herbal medicines, biochemical therapy, clinical nutrition, homeopathy and counselling in their treatment.

Additional information

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Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • General practitioners and family physicians (31102)
  • Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine (31100)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

3 – Health occupations

TEER

1 – Occupations usually require a university degree

Major group

31 – Professional occupations in health

Sub-major group

312 – Therapy and assessment professionals

Minor group

3120 – Therapy and assessment professionals

Unit group

31209 – Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating

Occupational profile

31209.03 – Doctors of naturopathics medicine

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