Students must then pass comprehensive licensing exams in order to be registered to practice medicine. All four institutions are recognized here in BC, elsewhere in Canada, and in the US by the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education, the authorized American accrediting body. No correspondence courses are available. However, some students elect to complete their studies in five or six years. The cost varies from college to college, and of course there is the exchange rate to consider at US schools.
Income varies according to the style of medical practice a doctor chooses.
Most doctors like the constant challenge of their jobs. No two days are alike, varying with the patients that come into the office. Most importantly, NDs enjoy helping people with their most important possession their health. One of the problems is that some people just want to be fixed and are not interested in helping themselves to better health. Doctors also study scientific journals and books and, of course, manage clinic business.