Rushing For Recognition in Colorado Springs
The awards are literally rushing toward Pima Medical Institute, 370 Printers Parkway in Colorado Springs. Pam Rushing, the associate campus director at PMI was named Staff Member of the Year by the Colorado Private School Association.
Mesa, AZ (PRWEB) January 15, 2006
The awards are literally rushing toward Pima Medical Institute, 370 Printers Parkway in Colorado Springs. Pam Rushing, the associate campus director at PMI was named Staff Member of the Year by the Colorado Private School Association. Other PMI nominees included Shirley Jelmo, faculty coordinator/instructor at the Colorado Springs campus, Aimee Michaelis, medical administrative assistant instructor in Denver, Yan Wu, ophthalmic medical technician clinical director at the Denver campus and Connie Lewis, office manager at PMI’s Colorado location.
In addition to Rushing’s accomplishment, two students from the Colorado Springs campus received national honors earlier in the year from the American Medical Technologists. Ronnie Lynn Lewis won the Outstanding Student Award in the Dental Assistant category and Philip Young received the Outstanding Student Award in the Medical Assistant category.
“The quality of healthcare and the professionalism of those who will be employed in the industry are directly linked,” said Karen McGrath, campus director for the medical career college. “As the Associate Campus Director at Pima Medical Institute, Pam Rushing understands how important it is for our campus to adhere to the highest principles training tomorrow’s healthcare professionals, and she is truly dedicated to this goal. She not only gives 100 percent to what she does, she encourages those around her by her shining example. Her recognition is well deserved and we are very proud of her.”
The Colorado campus offers programs for Dental Assistant, Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical Assistant, Pharmacy Technician and Veterinary Assistant.
PMI is one of the premier medical career colleges in the western United States. The privately owned, accredited school provides students with a well-rounded education embracing theoretical classroom studies, as well as on-site training in allied health facilities within the community. This gives the student the opportunity to function in a working environment.
PMI has been serving students since 1972, with campuses in: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Mesa and Tucson, AZ; Chula Vista, CA, Seattle and Renton, WA; Las Vegas, NV; as well as Colorado Springs and Denver. Additional information is available by calling their toll free number, 888-442-5998 or online at http://www. pmi. edu (http://www. pmi. edu).
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