ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
Homeopathic Physician
To be a successful Homeopathic Physician you should...
follow treatment based on a "whole person" approach; seek to treat patients with the intent of removing the underlying cause
What will my job be like?
A homeopathic physician is a medical or osteopathic professional who has added homeopathic medicine to the services provided, through organized education and/or self-study. Homeopathic medicine is a natural and gentle, holistic healing science that uses various plants, minerals, or animals in minimal, energetic doses to stimulate a sick person’s natural healing ability.
Where could I work?
Homeopathic physicians spend the majority of their day seeing patients in private practice or a clinic with other holistic practitioners.
Average Annual Salary
$239,200 per year
What is the future of this career?
Overall employment of physicians and surgeons is projected to grow 4 percent from 2023 to 2033, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
About 23,600 openings for physicians and surgeons are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.
Type of Education/Training
Formal training can be study in an alternative school such as a school of naturopathy, homeopathy, or acupuncture. There are correspondence and required-attendance schools. Training in homeopathy can be informal, as well. Informal training can be self-study through books or seminars or correspondence courses. This is an especially acceptable route for learning homeopathy for personal use, first aid, etc. Even for professional study, self-study or long-distance study can work well, especially when combined with attendance at clinics, where casework can be observed,and seminars. There are homeopathy courses specifically geared to MDs or other practitioners with medical training. These courses spend less time on the basics of health care and concentrate on basic principles and on specific applications of homeopathy, which probably makes them more time-efficient and useful for the MD.
Where could I get the education/training?
- None currently in the State of Connecticut
Licensing/Certification
Licensure is required in the state of Connecticut. Prerequisite: All licensed physicians are eligible for licensure as a Homeopathic Physician, which requires successful completion of an examination in homeopathy administered by the Connecticut Department of Public Health. Licensure requires attendance at an approved medical school; two years of progressive postgraduate medical residency training; USMLE, NBME, FLEX, LMCC or other state licensing examination; and ECFMG certification or completion of a Fifth Pathway program if foreign-trained.
More Information
National Center for Homeopathy
PO Box 1856
Clarksburg, MD 20871
info@homeopathycenter.org
https://homeopathycenter.org
Whole Health Now
888-722-5423
https://www.wholehealthnow.com/
