Essentials of the Certification Process for Licensed Naturopathic Doctors

Naturopathic Doctors • Naturopathic Medical Doctors

Prerequisites

• License to practice naturopathic medicine in at least one state in the United States or province in Canada
• At least two (2) years of homeopathic practice post-graduation
• At least 350 hours of homeopathic education/training, including the 30-hour DHANP Core Curriculum
  • 30-hour DHANP Core Curriculum is available through the HANP and Whole Health Now
    • Homeopathic Continuing Education Courses
    • 30-hour Core Curriculum course in Homœopathy
  • See Homeopathic Education: 350-Hours Compliance Check Sheet
• At least two (2) letters of recommendation submitted to ABHM: one (1) professional and one (1) from a DHANP (DABHM) in good standing (see ABHM Letters of Recommendation Guidelines)

Certification Process

PART 1

• Completion of Application
• Payment (online or check) of $500 fee.
• Upload documentation and verification of all prerequisites (including completion of the 30-hour DHANP Core Curriculum and other items mentioned above)
  • Applicants will receive access to their private Google Drive folder after completing the application and paying the fee
  • Please email us if you do not receive access to your personal folder within one week of applying (submitting payment and completing online application)

PART 2

• Submission of a minimum of five (5) cases: two (2) acute, two (2) chronic, one (1) failed case
  • All cases must be of your own work that are of a quality suitable for publication
  • All cases must adhere to the formatting and style guidelines outlined in the Bulletin of Information for Applicants
• You must submit as many cases as are necessary to demonstrate all the required competencies listed in the competency requirements
• You will be notified if an oral interview is requested by the ABHM Board after cases have been graded

Important Notes

• The deadline for case submissions is September 1 annually
• Your application expires after one (1) year
• Application graders are blinded to ensure integrity and objectivity for every application
• You are permitted three (3) attempts to pass the DHANP (DABHM) case submission process
• Due to the time commitment involved in grading case submissions, you must pay the full application fee for each re-submission
• Because ABHM uses a standardized multi-grader approach to grade case submissions, ABHM does not change grades assigned to your case submission

Appeals

• You may appeal to be granted the third attempt^** at the case submission process under the following conditions:
  • A minimum of three (3) years must have passed since your last case submission attempt
  • You must show documentation that you have completed additional training in homœopathy
  • You must make a compelling case in writing for how the additional training and passage of time has prepared you to successfully complete the case submission process

^**The previous requirements and allowances (4 attempts total) will be granted to applicants who previously submitted their application to the HANP by 12/31/2020

Maintaining DHANP (DABHM) Status with ABHM

• Diplomates are strongly encouraged to obtain a minimum of 30 hours of continuing homœopathic educational credits every three (3) years
• ABHM annual membership dues of $75.00

Helpful Downloads

• 1874-1880 Allen, TF “Encyclopaedia of Pure Materia Medica” Download
• 1879-1891 Hering, C “Guiding Symptoms of Materia Medica” Download
• 1896 Tafel “Chronic Diseases” Download
• Hahnemann “Materia Medica Pura” Vol-1 Acon-Ip Download
• Hahnemann “Materia Medica Pura” Vol-2 Led-Verb Download
• “The Lesser Writings of Samuel Hahnemann”, Dudgeon Download

See the ABHM Bulletin of Information for DHANP (DABHM) Applicants for further information and recommendations, along with case examples.