This December, some members of the Butterfly Cohort celebrated their completion of didactic and clinical requirements for their Master level acupuncture program with this unofficial acupuncture department bell ringing ceremony. When some acupuncture cohorts start their program, they choose an animal as their totem and cohort name. The participants in the cohorts who choose to participate craft their their ceremony for their group. This cohort recited the “On the Absolute Sincerity of Great Physicians,” a physician’s oath by Sun Simiao.
The ceremony was facilitated by Dr. Hunter Thompson, Assistant Professor. The ceremony was attended by family, friends, and professors including: Linda Simons, Stacey MacFarlane (former professor), Celeste Homan, Jonathan Bronson, and Dr. Rachelle Dixon
Pictured from left to right: Bernadette Solomon, Elise Murphy, Lindy Burns, Julia Flaccavento, Holly Owens, Yoko Murakami, Ava Toppo, and Danny Halden.