Fraser Smith, MATD, ND The opportunities for embracing diversity and racism issues in our curricula are limitless and must be met in earnest. This spring I was approached by my long-time mentor, colleague, and friend, Dr David Schleich, who has written […]
DAVID J. SCHLEICH, PHD There are many aspects of naturopathic medical education which are being reviewed, repurposed, and reorganized right now. In the flurry of change and activity, thought leaders from outside our
David J. Schleich, PhD As our digital and local lives expand and our physical and global ones contract, this sea change will create and destroy value. (Mark Carney, 2020) In the
Education David J. Schleich, PhD Dickens nailed it when he wrote in 1859, “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” [A Tale of Two Cities] Two
Education David J. Schleich, PhD The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC) reports that, for 6 years now, postsecondary enrollments in America have declined. In fact, for the first time since 2010, overall postsecondary enrollments fell below
Education David J. Schleich, PhD We’ve been sparring with the biomedicine industry all along the professional formation continuum (education, research, licensing) for a very long time. We have also been
Education David J. Schleich, PhD At the end of a long day at a recent conference, a half-dozen new naturopathic doctors, just recovering from NPLEX, were looking for advice. They
Education David J. Schleich, PhD Did you hear ’em talkin’ ’bout it on the radioDid you try to read the writing on the wallDid that voice inside you say I’ve
Education David J. Schleich, PhD When I was in graduate school studying literature and philosophy, I was drawn to the work of Bergson, Whitehead, and Deleuze. Later, though, I came
Education David J. Schleich, PhD What distinguishes the medicine of the past twenty-five years is not that its practitioners are equipped with an arsenal of antibiotics and antiseptics, but that
