The California Homeopath
Journal of the California Homeopathic Medical Society

Overview

The United States homeopathic community in recent years has been troubled with conflict about the best legislative models to adopt for the homeopathic profession.  Many models have been proposed which range from freedom legislation to licensure models.  The debate has often centered around an either/or philosophy rather than a both/and approach to this issue.

Unfortunately, this issue has divided the homeopathic community and led to much acrimonious debate. It also has prevented the homeopathic community from moving forward as an organized profession and stifled its growth. 

The hope in writing this article is to suggest an inclusive model for the homeopathic profession that will bridge the various “camps” and lead to a possible solution to the debate. In this way, it is hoped that each homeopathic professional can find a place within the homeopathic community that they are comfortable with, while respecting the needs and training of other homeopathic practitioners.

By Todd Rowe

Todd Rowe earned his doctorate of Medicine at Rush Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, and completed his psychiatric training at the University of Vermont. He graduated from the Hahnemann College of Homeopathy in Albany, California, and is a licensed homeopathic physician in Arizona. Dr. Rowe teaches extensively and has written several books on classical homeopathic education including Homeopathic Methodology and the Homeopathic Journey. He is the past-president of the National Center for Homeopathy and serves on the Board of Directors for the Council for Homeopathic Education. He is the director of the American Medical College of Homeopathy and the Society for the Establishment of Research in Classical Homeopathy.