Category: Alumni Spotlight
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Joni Osborn’s Thriving Practice
Categories: Alumni SpotlightJoin us as we visit with some of our successful alumni all around the country! See what they are doing now in the world of integrative medicine. Pacific College Alumna Joni Osborn, LAc is running a thriving practice in Boulder, CO, where she successfully combines acupuncture, coaching, hypnotherapy and more to help her patients experience…
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After Pacific: New Alumni/Faculty Reflection by Quilvio Rodriguez
A story of how holistic nursing changed my life, By Quilvio Rodriguez PMHNP-BC, MSN, HNB-BC, BSN, RN Welcome new and returning students to Pacific College of Health and Science’s (PCHS) Holistic Nursing program. I am delighted and honored to have been invited to teach after graduating from the RN-BSN program in 2018. In this submission,…
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Nursing Program Alumni and Student Highlights – August 2020
Categories: Alumni SpotlightPacific College’s nursing program wishes to recognize those members of its nursing program family who are inspiring to us all! We spotlight current student Jennifer Ferguson and alumnae Sara Choi, Lynn Vance, and Fernanda Durlene. Alumni Highlight: Sara Choi, BSN, RN, CEN, HNB-BC, IHWC-BC Here is what I’ve been up to recently. I have attached some…
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Pacific College Faculty, Alumni, and Board Member Lead National Research at Society for Acupuncture Research
By Stacy Gomes The 2019 Research, Health Care Policy and Community Health conference in Burlington, Vermont showcased the expansive skills and accomplishments of several faculty and alumni. Faculty members Beau Anderson (New York) and Anna Smith (San Diego) and alumnus Ken Glowacki (San Diego) kicked off the pre-conference with the Educator’s Roundtable on how we…
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Following the Call to Heal
Categories: Alumni SpotlightJennifer Williams is driven by a calling. She had an inkling of her future vocation very early in her life: It was simply to heal people. As an adult, Williams felt herself gravitate naturally to the field of Chinese medicine, and she has gone on to bring acupuncture to hundreds of people who might not…
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Breaking the Mold by Following the Family Tradition
Categories: Alumni SpotlightThere was not a precise moment that Xiaolong Alcocer discovered acupuncture—because there was never a time when he wasn’t living and breathing it. Alcocer’s Chinese mother and Mexican father are both acupuncturists. In fact, four generations preceding Alococer on his mother’s side had treated acupuncture patients out of the family’s home in Mexico for years.…
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How the Transitional Doctorate Helped Build Amy Mager’s Credentials and Recognition in Her Community
Categories: Alumni SpotlightNot long after acupuncturist Amy Mager graduated from PCOM, she found herself testifying in front of a committee of Massachusetts legislators. It was a common enough task for Mager, who serves on the boards of both the Acupuncture Society of Massachusetts and the American Society of Acupuncturists. But something was different this time. “They were…
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How a Law Student Found His Career in Acupuncture
Categories: Alumni SpotlightEric Cachia didn’t expect to develop an interest in acupuncture, much less pursue a career in acupuncture. Acupuncture burst into his life, as unexpected as the massive basketball player who fell hard on his leg during a casual pickup game one fateful day. At the time, Cachia was in law school, on his way to…
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How a Former Journalist Transitioned into a Career in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
Categories: Alumni SpotlightMany people who have found their calling can look back and pinpoint the moment they realized what they were meant to do with their lives or their careers. For acupuncturist Dr. Dana Fine, that career in acupuncture and Chinese medicine began with a broken foot. “My dad gave me acupuncture treatments for six weeks,” Fine…
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From Fighter to Healer: How Dr. Kenneth Hoffman Began His Acupuncture Career
Categories: Alumni SpotlightDr. Kenneth Hoffman has a sign in his acupuncture office that reads, “Fight me if you wish, but remember, I’m old for a reason.” It’s not meant to be intimidating or threatening; rather, it reminds his students and young staff that he has been around for a while—and that he knows what he’s doing. “It’s…