1st Annual NMSA

2008 Philosophy Scholars Program Winner

Chris Deszynski (UBCNM)

The Philosophy Scholars Program (PSP) is an annual award scholarship offered to naturopathic medical students who write a 200 word essays on various philosophical topics.  Over the course of this last academic year, questions were posed to students.  Naturopathic Doctors from around the country chose five winning essays for each question.  

From that pool of winners, ND medical students, by vote, chose the final essay written by Chris Deszynski.

Philosophy Question:   "What do you think Hahnemann meant by "All perceptible signs represent the disease in its whole extent, that is, together they form the true and only imaginable portrait of the disease“

Winning Essay by Chris Deszynski

    All disease stems from internal disruption, whether it be of the soul, the vital force, or the innate mind.  Internal disruption leads to shifts in the balance of internal economy, and is subsequently expressed through a unique and collective signature in the external, physical being.  

    The signature of disease is a reflection of imbalance in the system. If this is understood, then it is obvious that the physician's role is to trace the path from external disruption to internal disruption, carefully placing each external puzzle piece in order to view the representation of internal imbalance.

    A physician must understand that all disease is the innate body's attempt to maintain life despite internal imbalance, and that imbalance is not only expressed in an intelligent, predictable manner as a collection of physical signs, but also in an orderly manner.

    The external being works by intelligently integrating specific cell functions towards collective unit function, and thus each cell's imbalance is correlated to systemic imbalance.

     In essence, the only physical clue as to the origin and unique signature of internal imbalance is given by the totality and ubiquity of not only signs and symptoms, but of all external expressions of the individual being.

Read about Chris...

    Chris Deszynski was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  He grew up on a buffalo farm learning at an early age the value of a long, hard day of work.  He has always lived a healthy lifestyle lending to a strong vital force and healthy blood composition.

     After graduating from college in Wisconsin with Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Biology, he moved to Connecticut to attend naturopathic medical school.  Chris is 22 years old and currently a 2nd year student at the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine.  He’s passionate about the laws of nature which govern the existence of organisms and the ensuing principles of healing.  It is his hope that his passion and dedication towards naturopathic medicine will benefit the naturopathic medical community.