Naturopathic medicine has been a designated health profession in British Columbia since 1936.

Naturopathic doctors (ND) are currently legislated by the BC Health Professions Act. The regulating body is the College of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia (CNPBC).

It is the mandate of the CNPBC to ensure that all Naturopathic Physicians have met the following requirements for licensure:

1. Completion of at least three full years of undergraduate study in an accredited college or university. This education must include 30 credits at each of the first, second and third year levels. Although this is the minimum, the majority of NDs have attained an undergraduate or higher degree before enrolling in Naturopathic medical school.
2. Doctors must have graduated from an accredited Naturopathic Medical program by completing not less than 4 years and 4500 hours of medical training.
3. Doctors must have successfully completed both the Basic and Clinical Science components of the North American standardized NPLEX examinations. These examinations include material on the following disciplines: Anatomy, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pathology, Physiology, Botanical Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Public Health, Lab Diagnosis, Diagnostic Imaging, Nutrition, Pharmacology, Physical and Clinical Diagnosis, Physical Medicine and Psychology and Minor Surgery.
4. CNPBC administers Oral Medical Knowledge and BC Jurisprudence Examinations which must also be completed and passed.

Beyond the initial basic naturopathic medicine training, all doctors are required to complete Continuing Education hours and if doing specialty procedures to have certification in specialties such as: Acupuncture, Pharmacy, Injection Therapies such as Neural therapy, and Prolotherapy, Oxidation therapies (such as Ozone), Intravenous (IV) therapies, Aesthetics, etc..

At Ocean Park Natural Therapies, Dr. Brown is certified in:

• Pharmacy
• Acupuncture
• Basic and Advanced injection therapies
  (Spinal and extremities, Prolotherapy, Prolozone, Platelet Rich Plasma therapy)
• Oxidative therapy (ozone)
• and Basic Aesthetics.

In order to bring the best in clinical practices to his patients he has also studied and practiced autonomic response and manual muscle testing from basic through advanced levels with training from many highly respected teachers in North America and Europe over the past 40 years.

Please feel free to click this link to learn more about Dr. Brown’s Curriculum Vitae.

Curriculum Vitae