Abstract
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is not a homogenous field. Rather, it is a categorical term that covers a broad range of over 100 healing philosophies, approaches, and therapeutic modalities that allopathic medicine does not commonly study, understand, accept, use, or make available.1 NIH/NCCAM defines CAM as “a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine.”2 Complementary therapies are provided by a divergent group of professional and lay caregivers, with different educational qualifications, professional credentials, and regulatory oversight, which varies by therapy, geographical location, and cultural context, including conventionally trained physicians and RN/NPs.
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