Pima Medical Institute (PMI) Reputation

[BigPimpin]

I have a question about Pima Medical Institute (PMI) and their reputation in the medical field. The question I have is, are PMI students well trained and seen as being competent in the field. The reason I'm asking this is, beacuse I'm currently in school for Ultrasound and had to leave a school because their reputation out in the field is their students are poor scanners and undertrained. The school's name alone is causing trouble for graduates to get jobs because of the schools name being associated with theirs. I'm thinking about switching up and going into nursing instead, and I do not want to have the same kind of situation coming up with a school having a bad reputation and making it more difficult to find a job. I'm looking into going to PMI's Tucson location to become an RN. Anyone know if the program is good? Also, are the credits earned there easily available to do RN to BSN? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[BigPimpin]

Also, does anyone know if PMI's RN to BSN program is good as well?

[OrganizedChaos, LVN]

If they have a bad reputation with their Ultrasound Techs, why would you continue at this school? A quick google search turns up unfavorable responses on PMI. They are also for-profit so why not apply to a community college?

[Buyer beware, BSN]

If they have a bad reputation with their Ultrasound Techs, why would you continue at this school? A quick google search turns up unfavorable responses on PMI. They are also for-profit so why not apply to a community college?

I went to (collegescorecard.ed.gov) to look at the particulars of these schools.

The first thing is that there are too many of them scattered throughout the country and that alone gets me nervous. Its sounds like high noon at the loan mill to me. The second thing is boy are they expensive!

The third thing is worse than the first thing, they are for profit and usually not for you.

I would stay clear and go to a CC so as to stay out of what has been called debt peonage. The for-profits while claiming educational democritization will do nothing more than put you in a financial gulag.

[BigPimpin]

The Ultrasound school is a different school, not PMI. I had been going to a school for Ultrasound that turned out to be bad and didn't want to make the same mistake going into a nursing school.

[OrganizedChaos, LVN]

The Ultrasound school is a different school, not PMI. I had been going to a school for Ultrasound that turned out to be bad and didn't want to make the same mistake going into a nursing school.

There's no need to go to a for-profit school. You might not get a worthwhile education & you are going to spend more money than you need to on an education. Community colleges or local universities are your best bet.

[jaycam, RN]

PMI is the medical equivalent of the Art Institute. You can take the same classes, cheaper, elsewhere. They may get you a placement after graduation, but no promises it will be good. Where I live, they have several medical assistant programs. Had a friend who did one. He ended up owing more than I paid to get my RN, and while they helped him get a job, it was... shall we say, shady. When he left because he wanted a better MA job, he couldn't find work at all, despite having gotten experience after graduation.