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Earthquake
Drill Thursday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m.!
Oct. 15: Student Alliance for Integrative Medicine (SAIM) meeting,
8:30 a.m., 201
Academic Bldg
Info meeting to discuss upcoming activities. Contact:
For information on more classes and events
visit the NCNM CE page.
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BOUNTIFUL HARVEST - Participants in NCNM's RxCSA fresh produce program pick up a colorful bounty in the Zidell Garden. The event was filmed as part of a food as medicine movie in progress. (See article "Food Film Kickstarter" below.)
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University Status, New Name to Take Time
While NCNM has received approval to become a university, an extensive process to rebrand, submit legal filings and settle on a name will likely take several months, according to President David Schleich.
Although initially reported as the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM), Dr. Schleich said the name was part of the college's application to the
Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission, but does not reflect a final decision. An internal discussion on a possible new name is underway, with the Board of Directors to settle on a name at its November retreat.
Founded as the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in 1956, the school changed its name to the National College of Natural Medicine in 2006 to coincide with its 50th anniversary and to reflect curricular expansion, including classical Chinese medicine; and to allow for additional future offerings. NCNM celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2016.
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Faculty Members Honored for Teaching Excellence
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(Left to right) Nathanial Bingham, Angela Senders, Rihui Long, Heather Zwickey, Michael McMahon.
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Five faculty members have been named as NCNM's outstanding educators for 2014-15:
Angela Senders
, ND ('05), Research Excellence;
Heather Zwickey,
PhD, Teaching Excellence;
Rihui Long,
Master of Medicine, Honored Veteran;
Michael McMahon,
MAc, Innovation in Classroom Teaching;
Nathaniel Bingham,
ND ('13), Rookie of the Year. Nominations for the awards came from faculty, with winners chosen by the Faculty Development Committee.
At Last, Coffee! Java junkies celebrated a new source of their favorite brew Oct. 5, when the Refuel mobile coffee truck rolled onto the Academic Building west parking lot. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. With the change, coffee will no longer be available in the NCNM Store.
Food Film Kickstarter: After recovering from chronic disease through diet changes, filmmaker Lenore Eklund set out to tell the stories of three other people who experienced similar transformations in their health. NCNM's Food as Medicine Institute physicians
Courtney Jackson, ND ('08), and
Julie Briley, ND ('11), appear in the film, which also includes FAMI classes and shots of RxCSA participants as they pick up their weekly allotment of fresh organic produce at the Min Zidell Garden. Eklund has started a Kickstarter campaign to help finish the film and make sure its message gets shared far and wide.
Click here to view a trailer and consider a donation.
Help Dr. Newman: Daniel Newman, ND, MSOM ('02), MD, is in urgent need of financial support for highly expensive cancer treatment. He describes his courageous health battle on his
GoFundMe fundraiser page. If you can, please help and share the news with your network.
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The Nobel Prize for Medicine went to Youyou Tu of the China Academy of Traditional Medicine in Beijing, China, the first-ever Chinese medicine Nobel laureate. Dr. Tu was cited for her work to isolate and purify a component from theplant
Artemisia annua, also known as qinghao and sweet wormwood,
now the basis for most anti-malarial drugs. American and Japanese researchers Dr. William C. Campbell and Dr. Satoshi Omura also shared the prize for their work to synthesize anti-parasitic medicine from soil bacteria.
Link to NBC coverage;
Link to NPR coverage
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Welcome to
Karissa Bent, nutrition internship coordinator, Helfgott;
Aaron Campbell, adjunct faculty Naturopathic Medicine, anatomy;
Sara Bowes, adjunct faculty, Classical Chinese Medicine;
Jeff Pufnock, junior investigator, Helfgott ;
Michael O'Haver, SIBO Center coordinator, NCNM Clinic;
Amanda "Manda" Draper, FAMI coordinator, Advancement;
Kelley Stangl, production graphic designer, Marketing;
Alfredo Macedo, research faculty investigator, Helfgott;
Melanie Misenheimer, teaching assistant, Classical Chinese Medicine;
Katherine "Katie" Van Dyke, advancement officer, Advancement.
Bon voyage and best of luck to departing colleagues
Hang Nguyen, operations manager in Admissions, who accepted a position in OHSU's Marcom department;
Gary Strong, residency program administrator;
Michelle Brown-Echerd, lab assistant, NCNM Lab;
Karylin Elroy, SIBO lab assistant;
Carrie Crouse, NCNM Lab;
Robert Shunk, Community Clinics;
Marlene Cervantes, volunteer coordinator (VISTA) in the Community Clinics.
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NCNM celebrated the annual Naturopathic Medicine Week with a spate of activities including a speaker on Friday at the School of Research & Graduate Studies, and a weekend conference on autism.
The festivities kicked off with a Health & Wellness Fair Oct. 3 in Beaverton and also included free new patient visits at the NCNM and Beaverton clinics, discounts in the Medicinary and NCNM Store and waivers all month from Admissions for application fees.
In addition, the Naturopathic Medical Student Association, held the annual Naturopathic Medicine Week Challenge, including a Kale Eating Contest and video photo bomb competition.
NCNM will also
celebrate AOM Day in October. AOM (Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) Day lands on a Saturday, Oct. 24, so the campus will observe the day on Friday, Oct. 23 as well as Saturday. We're still shoring up plans, so watch for additional announcements as the day approaches.
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