There is a national organization that oversees CAM, through the NIH (National Institute of Health) called the National Center of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). http://nccam.nih.gov/
According to the NCCAM, what you are calling "traditional" medicine is referred to as "conventional" medicine on this website, and some conventional practitioners (M.D. or D.O) may also practice CAM. From what I read on this site, there are several governing organizations, but they differ from state-to-state.
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Connie,
This does not answer your question about the differences between the two types of providers, but there was a recent post about CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) that might be of interest to you:
https://www.empowher.com/community/blog/reese/time-to-talk-about-complem...
There is a national organization that oversees CAM, through the NIH (National Institute of Health) called the National Center of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM).
http://nccam.nih.gov/
According to the NCCAM, what you are calling "traditional" medicine is referred to as "conventional" medicine on this website, and some conventional practitioners (M.D. or D.O) may also practice CAM. From what I read on this site, there are several governing organizations, but they differ from state-to-state.
June 19, 2008 - 2:14pmThis Comment
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