Bastyr University has announced that Tabatha Parker, ND, has been named the newest core faculty member at Bastyr University California.

Dr. Parker is the co-founder and executive director of Natural Doctors International (NDI), a global health organization advancing naturopathic medicine through service, education, networking and promoting holistic health care for all. For the past seven years, she has worked as the medical director at NDI’s free clinic on the island of Ometepe in Nicaragua.

Bastyr University California, located in San Diego, is the state’s first and only accredited school of naturopathic medicine. The campus grand opening is slated for Sept. 14, 2012.