Page 106 - 50th Alumni Success Stories Book

Steven Sooy I spent about 10 years feeling bored and unfulfilled while
working in the currency vault at a bank. I wanted more
Radiography Program and was interested in the X-ray field, so I enrolled in the
Chula Vista Campus Radiography program at Pima Medical Institute. I liked
that I didn’t have to do any prerequisites and could get
Graduated 2016 right in. The program was challenging but I had taken out
all those student loans and I knew I had to give it my all.
It was pretty rough financially while in school, but it was
worth it. I had no trouble finding a job after graduation
and paid off all my student loans in less than a year.

One of my instructors told us the

connections we’d make would last a

lifetime. He was right, I married the

girl who sat in front of me.

My wife and I recently moved to Idaho. I had no trouble
getting a job and am currently doing X-rays and working
in surgery at St. Luke’s, one of the largest hospitals in
Boise, Idaho. Pima Medical has provided me with a great
education and a great career. I not only get to do what
I love, I get to constantly keep learning new things and
help people in the process. This field has been rewarding
and I am forever grateful for the knowledge and skills my
instructors provided me.

I recall one of our instructors telling us that the
connections we’d make in class would last a lifetime,
and he was right. This program changed the trajectory
of my whole life! You see, I ended up marrying Melinda,
the girl who sat in the row in front of me and we recently
had our first child. Pima Medical’s Radiography program
has changed my entire life in ways I would have never
thought imaginable.

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