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Arisleydis Gonzalez I grew up in Cuba where I attended medical school
and practiced medicine. In 2011, my husband and I
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program came to the United States. Unfortunately, my English
Houston Campus was just too poor to enroll in medical school here, so
I was unable to practice medicine. I worked many
Graduated 2015 different jobs and after a time became frustrated that
I wasn’t able to apply my medical knowledge. I was
interested in ultrasound so a friend recommended Pima
Medical Institute’s Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS)
program. When I visited Pima Medical I had no trouble
passing the math exam, but I really struggled with the
English test. My admissions advisor recommended I meet
the DMS program director and sit in on a lecture. Imagine
my excitement when I was able to understand almost
everything because the medical terminology was so
similar. I enrolled in the program and it changed my life!

I am quite sure there is no other

school that would have given me the

same opportunity.

Pima Medical was not only my school for ultrasound,
it was also the place I learned English. My instructors
were extremely helpful and patient. I had a very good
clinical experience and, in fact, they called the school
to see if they could hire me before I had even finished. I
have been working in hospital settings as an ultrasound
technologist and have even taught at Pima Medical
in their DMS program. I am quite sure there is no other
school that would have given me the same opportunity
that Pima Medical did with my limited English. They took
a risk on me and I finished as their Outstanding Student! I
am so grateful for Pima Medical Institute.

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