Talk:Naturopathic doctor

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[edit] Starting the article

Maybe this was an error on my part, but I created this article a few minutes ago, and it seems to have been deleted immediately. There was no communication with me on my talk page, so here I am creating it agsain. Lamaybe (talk) 12:46, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

You originally created the article at Doctor of Naturopathy and then created it a second time at Naturopathic doctor minutes later. I just redirected Doctor of Naturopathy here. However, once the AfD is over, this article should be moved to its proper name, "Doctor of Naturopathy". --Scott Alter 06:27, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

If you think the source article belongs at "Doctor of Naturopathy", I have no objection to that. I want to note, though, that the degree is referred to as "Doctor of Naturopathy" and "Naturopathic Doctor", just as the MD degree is referred to as "Medical Doctor" or "Doctor of Medicine." Lamaybe (talk) 17:43, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] An academic degree in some jurisdictions?

Hi, Shoemaker; I appreciate your thoughtful edits, but I think one of them resulted in a confusing sentence. The lead opens that the ND "is, in some jurisdictions, an academic degree granted by a naturopathic medical school." I think it makes more sense to say that it the ND is "an academic degree granted by a naturopathic medical school." The rest of the lead clearly explains how licensure differs between jurisdictions. I think this is a pretty clear distinction, so I'll just make the change. Lamaybe (talk) 18:24, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

My major worry is that ND isn't protected outside of a few states. As I said, it's absolutely necessary this is clear, or we end up misleading people, and giving credit to the uncredited. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 18:54, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

That's a reasonable worry. It seems pretty clearly stated in the third sentence of the lead, would you agree? Lamaybe (talk) 08:06, 11 June 2008 (UTC)