CAMA’s membership consists of “conventional” health care providers, such as physicians, nurses, and social workers, as well as “alternative” providers such as acupuncturists, herbalists, chiropractors, naturopaths, massage therapists, and homeopaths. We also have many members with no formal background or training in the health disciplines who join because they use alternative approaches and believe in learning how to take care of their own health. They are really health care providers too, providers of their own health care and that of their families.

We have three membership levels available: 

Supporter

Anyone is welcome to join at the Supporter Membership level, both practitioners and consumers. It is for those who utilize CAM (Complementary/Alternative Medicine), wish to learn more about its benefits, and/or believe and support the consumer's right to choose alternative medicine as part of their total health care regime.

Practitioner

Practitioner Membership is reserved for health care practitioners. All CAM therapists who consider themselves practitioners are encouraged to join at this level. This includes practitioners of Mind-Body Medicine such as hypnosis, Alternative Medicine Systems such as naturopathy, Lifestyle Disease Prevention, Biologically-Based Therapies such as herbalism, Manipulative Body-Based Systems, such as chiropractic massage, Biofield Therapies, and Bioelectromagnetics. Membership is also open to allopathic practitioners who support a consumer's right to choose alternative medicine, incorporate it in their practice, refer clients to CAM practitioners and/or wish to learn more about the benefits of alternative medicine.

Corporate

Corporate Membership is usually utilized by health-related businesses such as health clinics, CAM education centers or schools, health food stores, and manufacturers and distributors of natural health care products.