The scope and practice of homeopathy is diverse, within the US, and across the globe. There are many levels of training and a variety of credentials a practicing homeopath may carry, depending on that practitioner’s locality, education, experience, and demonstration of knowledge, skill, and competency. AHE graduates can pursue professional licensure, professional registration, and/or certification.
1. Professional Licensure
AHE’s professional homeopathy training program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Homeopathic Education in North America (ACHENA), and prepares students to practice at the level of a Professional Homeopathy Practitioner.
AHE stands behind the best practices which provide inclusion and consumer access to homeopathy, and support homeopathy’s recognition as a consumer trusted modern medical profession. Essential to these best practices are:
- 1) Accredited education
- 2) Peer review and examination - testing the practitioner’s knowledge, skills, and competency
- 3) Credentialling, i.e., certification or licensure which requires the previous two points
Currently, the credential available in the US which meets these best practices is the Professional Homeopathy Practitioner License through the Arizona Board of Homeopathic and Integrated Medicine Examiners. This license is newly available, as of September 2024, to any US resident who has successfully completed an accredited homeopathy training program and has passed an exam approved by the board.
For more information on this new Professional License, visit the Homeopathy Association of Arizona (HAAZ) and the AZ Board of Homeopathic & Integrated Medicine Examiners.
To apply for the license, complete the following forms:
Professional License Application Form and the Statement of Citizenship
2. Professional Registration
An additional credentialling opportunity for graduates of AHE includes the RSHom(NA) designation which is a Professional Registration through the North American Society of Homeopaths (NASH). NASH is the national association representing professional homeopathy practitioners and, among its many other benefits, provides members access to practitioner liability insurance. AHE encourages all students and graduates to seek student or professional membership with NASH.
Students and graduates outside the US are encouraged to research the credentials available to professional homeopaths in their locality.
3. Certification
It is important to emphasize that educational accreditation is expected of every medical profession, whether the practitioner holds a certification or a license. The accreditation of homeopathy schools in the US is essential for the protection of homeopathy students, the public, and the profession.
The Board Certification (CCH) through the Council for Homeopathic Certification has been the trusted credential for Professional Homeopathy Practitioners as its eligibility criteria required accredited training and provided an examination, testing an applicant’s knowledge and skills. The requirement of accredited training ensured that the applicant’s clinical competence and safety as a practitioner had been reviewed and vetted by their accredited homeopathy school before being eligible to sit for the CHC exam.
However, due to recent changes to the CHC’s eligibility criteria, making accredited training optional for applicants, it is the opinion of AHE that this no longer aligns with the best practices essential to the stability of a modern medical profession and the protection of its students, consumers, and practitioners.
While each individual homeopathy student, graduate, and practitioner is free to choose the credentialling path that best aligns with their values, AHE as an institution, will only endorse those credentials which we believe to uphold and protect the profession through the highest standards of homeopathy education and professionalism.
