You should always research your target school, its research opportunities, and who’s who in the department and staff. Some questions to start your brainstorming are as follows.
- What do you enjoy most about being a Naturopath?
- Why did you decide to become a Naturopath?
- Was there anything you wish you knew before you became a Naturopath?
- What challenges have you faced as a Naturopath?
- What advice would you give someone about learning/navigating the business-end of practicing medicine, especially private-practice?
- How did you prepare for the NPLEX(Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Examinations)?
- How do you see the ND field evolving in the next 5-10 yrs?
- Is it difficult to obtain malpractice insurance?
- Why did you decide to teach here? What led you down this path?
- How have you made naturopathic medicine your own…how did you carve out your niche?
- Who inspired you to become a naturopath?
- How is technology used to enhance learning–classroom and/or labs?
- As a medical student, what were your biggest concerns or challenges?
- As an instructor, what are the 3 greatest pitfalls you see students encounter?
- What 3 pieces of advice would you give to an entering medical student?
- Did you ever think of quitting teaching/medicine? Why? What has kept you going?
- List 3 areas in which pre-med students could be better prepared.
- How would univesal healthcare affect naturopathic doctors?
- What are 3 challenges facing the field of naturopathic medicine in the next 4 years?
- What is your practice philosophy?
- Has this school or any of its programs ever been on probation or had its accreditation revoked?Is the next accreditation visit for the ND program this winter/spring of 2019?Did the ND program conduct a self-study in preparation and would it be possible for you to share 3 key findings?Is a car necessary for clinical rotations?
- What would you change about the program?
- Do you expect any changes to the program in the next few years, especially changes that will affect the 2019 cohort?In what areas does the program need to improve?
- What do you think is the strongest aspect of this naturopathic medicine program?
- Why do you like this school? Why do you like working here?
- How has this program changed in the last 5 yrs?
- How is technology used to enhance learning–classroom and/or labs?
- How would you describe the “culture” within the ND department?
