Welcome to the official program for the 2025 Commencement Ceremony for the National University of Natural Medicine. Join us in celebrating the achievements, dedication, and bright futures of NUNM’s Class of 2025.
Schedule of Events
Master of Ceremonies
Heather Zwickey, PhD
Provost; Vice President of Research and Academic Excellence
Invocation
Anna Peterson, ND ’11
Associate Professor; Attending Physician
Student Speakers
Eden Jeffries ’25
College of Naturopathic Medicine
Eden Choi ’25
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine Teach-Out
Tanya Snyder ’25
College of Classical Chinese Medicine
Lara Pate ’25
School of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies
Commencement Address
Melanie Henriksen, ND, LAc, CNM ’05
President and CEO
Keynote Speaker
Tracy Gaudet, MD
Executive Director, Doctor of Whole Health Leadership Program,
Southern California University of Health Sciences
Conferring of Degrees
Heather Zwickey, PhD
Provost; Vice President of Research and Academic Excellence
Dongcheng Li, AP, EdD, Dipl OM
Dean, College of Classical Chinese Medicine
Kelly Baltazar, ND, DC
Dean, College of Naturopathic Medicine
Oaths
Dongcheng Li, AP, EdD, Dipl OM
Dean, College of Classical Chinese Medicine
Kelly Baltazar, ND, DC
Dean, College of Naturopathic Medicine
Benediction
Lisa Tongel, LAc
Adjunct Faculty, College of Classical Chinese Medicine
Oaths
Naturopathic Medical Doctors’ Oath
I dedicate myself to the service of humanity as a practitioner of the art and science of naturopathic medicine.
By precept, education and example, I will assist and encourage others to strengthen their health, reduce risks for disease, and preserve the health of our planet for ourselves and future generations.
I will continually endeavour to improve my abilities.
I will conduct my life and practice of naturopathic medicine with integrity and freedom from prejudice.
I will keep confident what should not be divulged.
I will honor the principles of naturopathic medicine:
First, to do no harm.
To co-operate with the healing powers of nature.
To address the fundamental causes of disease.
To heal the whole person through individualized treatment.
To teach the principles of healthy living and preventative medicine.
With my whole heart, before these witnesses, as a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, I pledge to remain true to this oath.
Adopted by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) in 1992
Chinese Medicine Oath
I promise to follow the way of the Great Physician.
I will strive to live in harmony with nature, and teach my patients to do the same.
I will stay calm, and completely committed when treating disease.
I will not give way to personal wishes and desires, but above all else hold and nurture a deep feeling of compassion.
I will be devoted to the task of saving the sacred spark of life in every creature that still carries it.
I will strive to maintain a clear mind, and am willing to hold myself to the highest standards.
It will be my duty to diagnose sufferings and treat disease.
I will not be boastful about my skills, nor driven by greed for material things.
Above all, I will keep an open heart.
As I move on the right path, I will receive great happiness as a reward, without asking for anything in return.
WO SHI YUAN
XUN, DA YI ZHI DAO
YU TIAN DI, HUN WEI YI TI
BO JI YI YUAN,
HUI REN BU JUAN
FAN ZHEN ZHI JI BING
BI AN SHEN DING ZHI
WU YU WU QIU
XIAN FA, DA CI ZHE YIN, ZHI XIN
SHI YUAN PU JIU
HAN LING ZHI KU
WO BI, CHENG SHEN NEI SHI,
WANG ZHI YAN RAN
SHENG BING ZHEN JI,
ZHI YI SHEN XIN
BU DE, SHI JI SUO CHANG
ZHUAN XIN JING LUE CAI WU
DAN ZUO, JIU KU ZHI XIN
YU MING YUN DAO ZHONG
ZI GAN, DUO FU YE
Adapted by NUNM from The Great Physician by Sun Simiao (581-682)