Time left: 4 years and 10 months · Group: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
The official job description
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases using a system of practice that is based on the natural healing capacity of individuals. May use physiological, psychological or mechanical methods. May also use natural medicines, prescription or legend drugs, foods, herbs, or other natural remedies.
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What naturopathic physicians do all day (for now)
Perform mobilizations and high-velocity adjustments to joints or soft tissues, using principles of massage, stretching, or resistance.
Maintain professional development through activities such as postgraduate education, continuing education, preceptorships, and residency programs.
Order diagnostic imaging procedures such as radiographs (x-rays), ultrasounds, mammograms, and bone densitometry tests, or refer patients to other health professionals for these procedures.
Administer treatments or therapies, such as homeopathy, hydrotherapy, Oriental or Ayurvedic medicine, electrotherapy, and diathermy, using physical agents including air, heat, cold, water, sound, or ultraviolet light to catalyze the body to heal itself.
Administer, dispense, or prescribe natural medicines, such as food or botanical extracts, herbs, dietary supplements, vitamins, nutraceuticals, and amino acids.
Conduct physical examinations and physiological function tests for diagnostic purposes.
Also known as
Doctor (Dr), Naturopath, Naturopathic Doctor, Naturopathic Endocrinologist, Naturopathic Medicine Doctor, Naturopathic Oncologist, Naturopathic Oncology Provider, Physician
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace naturopathic physicians?
Yes. Sooner than you'd like. By my count you have 4 years and 10 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces naturopathic physicians?
4 years and 10 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which naturopathic physicians tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: perform mobilizations and high-velocity adjustments to joints or soft tissues, using principles of massage, stretching, or resistance. The rest follows.