For a current review:
The Pima Renton RT program has made a complete 180 since the new director took charge last fall. She has negotiated new clinical sites, and created new opportunities for students. Curriculum has been updated, and fantastic new laboratory equipment has arrived. New instructors are teaching, and an air of optimistic professionalism is taking hold. Like renovating a house, these things take time. But I expect even more improvement as things progress. By no means is this an easy program. This remains difficult and expensive adult education, but it is an opportunity for those willing to work for it. As posted before, the community college programs demand extensive prerequisites, and accept only 4.0 students. When it comes to employment, both personal skill and reputation trump prejudice against ones particular educational background. In a small professional community, personal reputation is everything. As students out on clinical rotations, we are our own ambassadors. Our work ethic and academic merits decide our professional future more than anything else.
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