IMPORTANT!  Your NAMACB certificate includes your NAMACB-certified status.  However, it is important to know that the NAMACB is a certification board and does not confer titles.  You are advised to check with your home state’s laws and regulations regarding the use of titles including that of  “Doctor”. 

 
 

The Certified Advanced Ayurvedic Practitioner is an Ayurvedic professional who has specific specialized training in Ayurveda with overview training in conventional medicine that enables them to interface with western medical practitioners and provide comprehensive Ayurvedic healthcare to their patients.

“The title “Ayurvedic Doctor Level Certified ” has been awarded to all AAP members and Beta testers that passed the exam, in this grandparenting period for the highest level designation. The new title as of Spring 2025, is: Certified Advanced Ayurvedic Practitioner (CAAP)

CAAP exam available early 2025

bOARD CERTIFICATION Exam PREREQUISITES

In order to take the Certified Advanced Ayurvedic Practitioner Board Exam the following requirements must be accomplished first:

  • Full payment of exam:
    $75 - Non Refundable Application fee for Accredited programs.
    $200 - Non Refundable application fee for Non-Accredited programs

  • $460 remaining for Registration Fee

  • For the newly board certified, if you would like to become a Professional Member of NAMA after you take the official exam a $100 credit will be applied to your first year’s Professional Membership dues. NAMA website →

*Note: Candidates from fully online programs will not qualify for the exams at this time due to lack of in person hours and client encounters.

Board certification Exam Requirements

  • Completing the AP exam is a pre-requisite to the AAP exam. If you do not have your AP certification, you will need to first complete the AP exam.