Bastyr University

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Bastyr University


Motto	At the heart of natural medicine
Established	1978
President	Daniel K. Church
Faculty	148
Staff	264
Students	1,138
Undergraduates	253
Postgraduates	381
Doctoral students	504
Location	Kenmore, Washington, United States
Address	14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA 98028-4966
Telephone	(425) 823-1300
Website	http://www.bastyr.edu/

Bastyr University was established as the John Bastyr College of Naturopathic Medicine in 1978 in Seattle, Washington (USA) by Sheila Quinn, Joseph Pizzorno, ND, LM; William Mitchell, ND; and Les Griffith, ND, LM. It is named after the late John Bastyr, ND, DC (1912-1995), a pioneering naturopathic physician and chiropractor in the Seattle area who was instrumental in keeping interest in naturopathic medicine alive through the 1960s. It is one of six accredited naturopathic medical schools.

In 1984, the school was renamed Bastyr College, and in 1994, it became Bastyr University. Bastyr now offers programs in naturopathic medicine, nutrition, acupuncture and Oriental medicine, exercise science and wellness, health psychology, applied behavioral science, midwifery, nutrition and clinical health psychology, and herbal science. Leadership Institute of Seattle serves as the Bastyr University School of Applied Behavioral Science and offers masters degrees in mental health counseling and leadership/organizational development.

In 1996, Bastyr relocated to its current location in the Saint Thomas Center, an old seminary building in the Inglewood-Finn Hill neighborhood of Kenmore, Washington. Its campus is almost completely surrounded by Saint Edward State Park's dense old growth forest. In November, 2005, the university finalized the purchase of this property, which it had been leasing from the Archdiocese of Seattle.

Bastyr also operates a natural medicine clinic, Bastyr Center for Natural Health, in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood. The clinic offers naturopathic care and acupuncture and Oriental medicine and can treat many types of health conditions.

[edit] Academic Programs Offered

Undergraduate level programs offered:
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Nutrition
Herbal Sciences
Health Psychology
Exercise Science and Wellness

Master's level programs offered:
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese/Oriental Medicine
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist
Dietetics/Dietician (RD)
Nutrition Sciences
Psychology, General
Systems Science and Theory

Doctoral level programs offered:
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese/Oriental Medicine

Professional level programs offered:
Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy (ND)

Other:
Naturopathic Midwifery Certificate
Applied Behavioral Science (Leadership Institute of Seattle)