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Essential Information. Doctors are licensed medical practitioners who have undergone 11-15 years of training to gain a license. This usually includes four years of undergraduate education followed by four years of medical school, divided into two years of classroom training in medicine and two years of clinical training.
The Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine degree (ND) requires passing practical exams in addition to classroom study and clinical experience. Training. Similar to a medical doctor, a naturopathic doctor will dedicate the first two years of medical school to classroom study, and the last two years to hands-on training.The training, in the specialty area of medicine that the doctor would like to pursue, is supervised by licensed doctors.ducation. A four-year graduate degree from a medical school is required to become a naturopathic doctor. It is important to find an accredited naturopathic program-for example, Bastyr University in Kenmore, Washington and San Diego, California.