Grand Rounds
The naturopathic medicine (ND)
program's Grand Rounds is a unique part of the university's
commitment to integrative medicine.
Grand Rounds is an important teaching tool utilized by medical
schools since the 1800s. Today doctors and other health care
practitioners continue to use Grand Rounds sessions to stay up to
date with evolving inpatient care. Following this time-honored
tradition, National University's ND students, faculty and
practitioners share knowledge, research and experience on specific
conditions and case histories to enrich the learning process and
enhance clinical excellence.
Each Grand Rounds presentation explores a clinical question. The
presenter is challenged to go beyond basic research about
conditions and treatments and focus instead on the direct
application of research information to patient care. This way,
students are trained to look at research the way doctors do when
they're in practice.
ND student interns give presentations once a week at the NUHS Whole Health Center in Lombard. On
occasion, the session features expert speakers and faculty
presentations.
In the past, Grand Rounds sessions have featured expert speakers
including
Dr. Khara Lucius, a naturopathic oncology expert at Cancer
Treatment Centers of America, and Gracie Gean, founder of Gracie
Gean Chronic Pain Advocacy and Consulting.
Grand Rounds is a required part of the ND curriculum for all
ninth and tenth trimester students. Students from the chiropractic,
acupuncture, and oriental medicine programs are also invited to
attend so that they may learn about naturopathic perspectives on
patient care. In addition, any faculty member, or any student
in evidence-based practice courses at the university, may also
attend.
Opening the ND program's Grand Rounds to students in other
specialties, fosters greater understanding, respect and future
inter-referrals between naturopathic physicians and other health
care practitioners.
