Christine Girard, ND: Enriching Education for Naturopathic Physicians

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Christine L. Girard, ND, is executive vice president of academic and clinical affairs for the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, ... (More) Christine L. Girard, ND, is executive vice president of academic and clinical affairs for the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, Arizona. Dr Girard completed her undergraduate degree at Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont, and received her doctorate in naturopathic medicine from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Portland, Oregon. She participated in and completed the first hospital-based residency for naturopathic physicians at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Connecticut. Dr Girard’s career has focused on hospital-based integrative medicine and leadership in undergraduate and postgraduate naturopathic medical education. She is the cofounder and past codirector of the Integrative Medicine Center at Griffin Hospital, where she created, in conjunction with the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine, an integrative medicine residency program for naturopathic physicians. Dr Girard served as a clinical research specialist at the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center and is former director of naturopathic medicine at Southwestern Regional Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a Cancer Treatment Centers of America hospital. She is a past board member of the American Association of Naturopathic Medicine and the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education. Her volunteer work includes support of the Sojourner Center, a domestic violence shelter in the Greater Phoenix area, and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Dr Girard is one of the editors of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine.

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