The sudden closure of Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture (PIHMA) left students, faculty, and patients in an abrupt and deeply disruptive position. For many students, years of training were interrupted overnight—without a clear path to completion. Abrupt school closures expose a hard truth about integrative healthcare education: when a school fails, students absorb the consequences, and they are left to figure out if and how to continue their path to becoming acupuncturists....