Campus Situated in the beautiful Pacific Northwest city of Portland, Oregon, National College of Natural Medicine is located near the Willamette River waterfront, close to the heart of the city. The expanding NCNM campus features an Academic Building that combines quaint early 20th century architecture with bright, airy classrooms and laboratories, high ceilings, and lots of windows with dramatic views of Mount Hood and downtown Portland. NCNM Clinic, the college’s primary teaching clinic, features a laboratory and natural pharmacy, as well as naturopathic and classical Chinese medicine offering preventive, acute and chronic patient care. NCNM’s clinical education also includes experiential learning rotations at 20 satellite community clinics throughout the Portland metropolitan area. Portland is the nation’s hub for integrated medical education and sustainability. Close to NCNM’s campus, students will find collaborating medical schools in
allopathic, chiropractic and Chinese medicine, as well as many affiliated health profession and public health programs. NCNM students have access to world-class research and other medical school libraries, in addition to NCNM’s own excellent collection. National College of Natural Medicine resides in the greenest city in America. Portland is college-friendly and rich in arts and culture; the city offers an amazing music scene, fabulous restaurants and great shopping. NCNM students will be delighted by an array of natural food stores, as well as a number of farmer’s markets with fresh organic produce and herbs. Students can find affordable housing throughout the city; the campus is easily accessible by one of the nation’s best public transportation systems, bicycle or car. Portland residents are fortunate to live near some of the most remarkable natural wonders in the country, including beautiful Pacific Ocean beaches, mountain skiing, breathtaking waterfalls, and miles and miles of hiking and bicycle paths.
NCNM Campus Located one mile south of downtown Portland, the growing NCNM campus features academic, clinical and administrative functions, as well as the Min Zidell Healing Garden, a botanical teaching garden for NCNM students and a place of refuge for the larger Portland community. The 60,000 square-foot Academic Building houses classrooms and lecture halls, laboratories, the library and bookstore. In close proximity is the Administration Building, with offices for faculty and administrative staff; and NCNM Annex, a large lecture hall that can accommodate community events. Also located on campus is NCNM Clinic, which offers naturopathic primary care services and classical Chinese medicine. Located a short walk from campus is NCNM’s Helfgott Research Institute and Community Education Center. Home to cutting-edge research and a state-of-theart teaching kitchen, this facility also supports community classes focused on natural medicine. Near the NCNM campus are Oregon Health & Science University and Portland State University—two urban higher educational institutions offering opportunities and facilities to NCNM students.
NCNM Clinic The naturopathic and classical Chinese medicine teaching clinic is adjacent to the Academic Building on campus. NCNM Clinic serves the Portland community with a full range of primary care services, featuring 20,000 square feet of consultation, examination and treatment rooms. The clinic offers a wide range of naturopathic 6
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services, including hydrotherapy, physical medicine, colonics, homeopathy, gynecology, neurofeedback, minor surgery, and specialized services such as integrated oncology care. Chinese medicine treatments, such as shiatsu, acupuncture and moxibustion complement classes in qigong. An on-site natural medicine dispensary is open to the public; the clinic’s state-licensed laboratory is available to NCNM physicians and other physicians throughout the region.
Community Clinics Network The NCNM community clinics program was established in the early 1990s with the mission of providing primary healthcare services to traditionally underserved people in the community while also providing an enhanced clinical education environment for NCNM students. This program, in collaboration with partner organizations, offers low-cost family health care to 20,000 uninsured and under-insured patients at 20 community clinics in the greater Portland metropolitan area every year. More than half of our total patient visits per year are provided at community clinics, which supplement the clinical education of both the naturopathic and classical Chinese medicine curricula. As a “safety net” member of the Coalition of Community Health Clinics, NCNM serves a culturally and ethnically diverse range of patients in partnership with a variety of community service agencies, including Multnomah County, Oregon Health & Science University and Central City Concern, among others.
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