Bastyr University

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Bastyr University


Motto:	At the heart of natural medicine
Established:	1978
President:	Daniel K. Church, PhD
Faculty:	148
Staff:	264
Students:	1,101
Undergraduates:	210
Location:	Kenmore, Washington, United States
Website:	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 and has offered Baccalaureate, Masters and Doctoral degree programs since 1989.^[1]^[2]

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 fir and hemlock 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 medicine, acupuncture and Oriental medicine, nutrition counseling, Chinese herbal medicine, and more, and can treat many types of health conditions.

1 Academic programs
2 Accreditation and Associations
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[edit] Academic programs

Undergraduate level (degree completion) programs offered are Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (a combined BS/MS degree program), Nutrition, Herbal Sciences, Health Psychology and Exercise Science and Wellness. The bachelor’s degree completion programs at Bastyr University require an average of two years undergraduate prerequisite course work.

Master's level programs offered are Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese/Oriental Medicine, Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist, Dietetics/Dietician (RD), Nutrition Sciences and Applied Behavioral Science (Leadership Institute of Seattle).

Doctoral level programs are offered in Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese/Oriental Medicine (DAOM).

Professional level programs are offered in Naturopathic Medicine (ND), and Certificate Programs are available in Naturopathic Midwifery and Chinese Herbal Medicine.