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Luis Guerrero Attending Pima Medical Institute has really opened
doors for me. I worked as a rehabilitation technician at
Physical Therapist Assistant Program a nursing home in my hometown of Taos, New Mexico
Albuquerque Campus for several years. When they offered to help pay for my
tuition to become a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), I
Graduated 2017 jumped at the chance and enrolled in Pima MedicaI’s
program.

If you put your mind to something
you really want, you can make it

happen!

The program was challenging academically and I had
my own personal set of challenges. When I started, my
wife was pregnant and we had a one year old. Monday
through Friday my daily commute from home to Pima
Medical took five hours and I continued working on
weekends. I faced challenges of snow storms and my
car breaking down and there were times I had to spend
the night at classmates’ homes. My instructors were
always willing to help and did a great job preparing us
for our new careers. When it came time for clinicals, they
arranged sites in my hometown where I was exposed
to every setting from hospitals to home health. I am
appreciative of the extra effort on the part of Pima
Medical to make this happen.

I continue to work at Taos Living Center as a PTA treating
patients and taking on more responsibility. I am currently
in the process of setting up my own small outpatient
practice. I know there will be many opportunities for
me down the road as a result of my education at Pima
Medical. I am so appreciative to the people at Pima
Medical and my family and friends who supported me. If
you put your mind to something you really want, you can
make it happen!

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