Naturally There's Hope: A Handbook for the Naturopathic Care of Cancer Patients
Dr. Neil McKinney, B.Sc., R.Ac., N.D. Naturopathic Physician & Registered Acupuncturist My Bachelor of Science degree is in Biosciences from Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. I graduated in 1975 in animal physiology, cell biology and biophysics. I worked in biophysical research at Simon Fraser University for two semesters in 1975, under the direction of the Dean of Sciences, on plant root membrane biophysics. In the academic year of 1976 I taught microbiology laboratory courses at the University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C. to first to fourth year science studentsand to nursing students from Camosun College. In addition I was a research assistant on bacterial enzymes. I worked as a research tech in the Medical Biophysics Unit of the B.C. Cancer Research Foundation in Vancouver, B.C. for over five years. I was the human and animal tissue culture specialist and created embedded cell models. The main work was on radiation therapies, including the subatomic particles 'pi mesons' at TRIUMF nuclear facility at the University of British Columbia. We also had signifigant funding for work on the radio-sensitizing drug Misonidazole. In 1981 I attended the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario in Kinesiology and Health Studies. I had completed the conventional pre-med program at SFU but desired more training in behavioral therapies, exercise physiology, epidemiology, anatomy, etc. I graduated in 1985 from National College of Naturopathic Medicine (NCNM), Portland, Oregon as a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine. This four year program qualifies for licensure as a naturopathic physician throughout North America. I ran the Microbiology lab at NCNM for one year. I was also a teaching assistant in Clinical & Physical Diagnosis and in Neuroanatomy laboratory for two years. I studied three years at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Portland, Oregon to qualify in needle acupuncture and Chinese herbology.