Any particularly more preventative/holistic geared schools?

[healingcasanova]

I have wanted to be a doctor all of my life.

After I entered college, I obtained a better understand of how our medical system works and decided what I really wanted was to be a healer. I graduated 2 years ago with the intention of attending a holistic school, like a naturopathic school for example. I have been practicing bodywork for 3years ( http://HealingCasanova.com ).

I have now begun the process of applying to med school as I have made some different choices. I believe that having a medical degree will provide me with move opportunity and influence in the long run to accomplish my goal of bringing healing, not merely a potential temporary fix, to those who desperately need it in our society.

However in searching for a mentor or the right school I have been met with great challenge. I understand medical curriculum is standardized I but I know there is a population of older physicians who have turned toward a more holistic practice. is there not a way the choose this from the beginning or must you go through med school then get further holistic type schooling?

Im looking for a practitioner mentor or schools with amore preventative practice reputation. I know DO schools tend to be more preventative, but is there one in particular?

Im interested in nutrition, bodywork, herbs, energetic medicine/ therapy and other holistic therapies in conjunction with western medicine.

Thank you for any guidance on my path.

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[QuakerPreMed]

I have wanted to be a doctor all of my life.

I really wanted was to be a healer.

I am glad that by now you've realized that these are by no means the same thing.

I would suggest asking in the DO forum for which DO schools lean more towards what you've spoken of. I seriously doubt you'll find a rigorous curriculum of anything like you've said in most US allo schools. Tradition dies hard.

edit: also, as you'll see an ENORMOUS amount of in this forum, applying to allo schools with the intent to get into a certain school is risky at best and stupid at worst. You'll need to apply broadly regardless if you really want the MD.

 

[611]

www.nuhs.edu

 

[emaj1n]

Im looking for a practitioner mentor or schools with amore preventative practice reputation. I know DO schools tend to be more preventative, but is there one in particular?

Go DO. All DO schools emphasize this. I know VCOM in particular does.

I'd also recommend looking into Classical Chinese medicine. This stuff is growing, I took a semester course on it, and I honestly believe it works (with extensively-trained doctors of Chinese medicine).

 

[soitgoes]

Loma linda in california. They are also vegetarian. No joke. They're 7th day adventists. Their philosophy might jive with yours.

 

[geogil]

Mods, this is a duplicate thread, also posted in allo.....

 

[Law2Doc]

Mods, this is a duplicate thread, also posted in allo.....

Agreed. Please post further responses in the allo forum. Closing.