Introducing Naturopathic Doctors to Indian Health Service Clinics For the first time in history, naturopathic medicine is now accepted by the Indian Health Service (IHS) as part of their repayment program for qualified student loans. This means that in the future the doctors you see at your IHS clinic may include a Naturopathic Doctor. Naturopathic medicine is a medical discipline that uses the inherent powers of healing that exist in all people, and in all of nature, to restore health.