In 2025, National University of Medical Sciences sold Finca de Pourgol. We are now excited to begin a new chapter by finding a similar property in the United States—one that will allow us to continue growing our vision.
Pourgol Botanical Gardens will serve as a beautiful setting for practical classes. Students in the Doctor of Botanical Medicine (DMB), Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (ND), and Doctor of Indigenous Health Sciences (PhD) programs will have the opportunity to learn about herbs directly in the garden. We also plan to host hands-on technique classes for our manual osteopathy, naprapathy, athletic therapy, and physical therapy programs in this natural environment.
Beyond its academic purpose, the Gardens will be a welcoming space for families—a place where visitors can explore fruit trees from around the world. Open to the public, it will offer a unique and enjoyable experience, allowing people of all ages to connect with nature and discover the diversity of plant life.
We intend to establish Pourgol Botanical Gardens as a charitable organization, encouraging support from those who share our vision. It will serve as both a peaceful destination and an educational center, especially for children, where learning about fruits and nature can happen in a hands-on and meaningful way—a true “United Nations” of fruits.
Profits will be donated to other charitable causes. This project is my way of expressing gratitude to God for the many blessings in my life. The Gardens will also create jobs, support the local community, and contribute to greater awareness of natural health approaches, including Indigenous medicine. We are committed to supporting the growth of Indigenous healing practices and helping make them more accessible to people everywhere.
On a personal note, my love for nature began in childhood, spending summers on my grandfather’s rice farm in the village of Foshtom in Gilan, Iran. Those early experiences shaped my appreciation for the land and continue to inspire me today. Nature brings a sense of peace and has played an important role in my creativity and journey. Through this project, I hope to inspire others to reconnect with nature and experience its importance in their own lives.
There are very few universities with a farm campus, and that makes this vision even more special. It will be a place of learning, connection, and enjoyment—and I very much look forward to the day I can teach osteopathy techniques surrounded by nature and palm trees!
Have a blessed day.
Dr. Shawn Pourgol, MBA, DC, DO, DN, PhD
Osteopath, Naprapath, Chiropractor & Founder of:
National Academy of Osteopathy (Canada, USA)
National University of Medical Sciences (USA, Spain, Panama)
Osteopathy Chronic Pain Clinics of Canada (380 clinics in 34 countries)
Florida Naprapathic Association
World Osteopathy Day
Better than McGill University!
I sincerely appreciate all your advice and your work to give us the best means to improve our odds to succeed in this new path. Your speech at graduation ceremony was very inspiring. As you said, you will always be part of the change in our lives, an important part, let me complete, and I will always be grateful to you for all the knowledge that you have transferred to us but most of all, for your devotion as a teacher and your engagement to your students to make successful people of us. Words are not enough. Thank you. .
Irmina Toledo Gehrmann, DO (Spain)
Hi Dr Pourgol, Just wanted to let you know I am enjoying your online classes, I like the fact that you use the skeleton and then the actual human patient, it really drives the point home, I especially like the Ethics and Clinical Management lectures, I thought they would be boring, but your personal experiences make it very inspiring. Thanks.
Dr Randy Nagir, ND (San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago), 3rd semester National University of Medical Sciences (Spain) student – Doctor of Osteopathy program
Dr Randy Nagir, ND