Credentials
Naturopathic medicine is not yet regulated in New Brunswick, but the members of the New Brunswick Association of Naturopathic Doctors (NBAND) are working hard towards achieving that goal. Dr. Gleixner is a naturopathic doctor licensed and board certified in British Columbia and is an insured practitioner of medicine. He is registered and in good standing with the College of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia (CNPBC). This organization ensures that naturopathic physicians have been trained to the regulated standards as well as ensuring that their knowledge remains current through continuing education requirements. In BC, naturopathic physicians are general medical practitioners and have been licensed since 1937. Under regulations approved April 9, 2009 by Health Ministry George Abbott, naturopathic physicians in British Columbia become the first in Canada to be granted prescribing authority for certain pharmaceutical medicines.

Training
Naturopathic doctors must complete an undergraduate university degree followed by an intensive 4 year graduate program from one of the accredited naturopathic medical schools. The initial training at naturopathic medical school is very similar to conventional (MD) medical school, with students learning anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, and microbiology, as well as pharmacology, gynecology, dermatology, pediatrics, obstetrics, geriatrics and diagnostic imaging & laboratories. However the training a naturopathic student receives with respect to philosophy and treatment options differs remarkably. Philosophically, naturopathic doctors are trained to address the underlying cause while still providing relief from your primary medical concerns. This philosophy is applied through learning naturopathic treatments such as nutrition, herbal medicine, lifestyle counseling and homeopathy. To become proficient with these treatment modalities, naturopathic students are also required to complete clinical internships during the last 2 years of their training. By graduation, naturopathic students will have completed over 4500 hours worth of study and practice.

After completing naturopathic medical school, future doctors are required to pass rigorous board exams in order to be licensed by provincial and North American standards.