Electroneurodiagnostics Program - Phoenix/Scottsdale, Ariz.

Program Description
Students enrolled in the GateWay Community College Electroneurodiagnostics Program may complete their clinical rotations at Mayo Clinic as part of their education.

Mayo School of Health Sciences (MSHS) coordinates this training experience in conjunction with Gateway Community College . The length of the rotation is flexible and depends upon the Gateway program guidelines and requirements.

Several area hospitals and clinics serve as clinical training sites. Students do their rotations at one or two, but not all, participating practice sites.

Accreditation
Mayo Foundation is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Higher Learning Commission.

Higher Learning Commission
30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60602-2504
(800) 621-7440
(312) 263-0456
Fax: (312) 263-7462
www.ncacihe.org

Affiliated Institution
To complete a rotation with Mayo School of Health Sciences, you must be enrolled in the Electroneurodiagnostics Program at GateWay Community College in Phoenix , Ariz. Several medical facilities, including Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, provide clinical rotation training opportunities for students in the program. The program's director at GateWay Community College determines clinical site assignments.

For more information or to enroll in program, please contact:

Sharon Luczu, Electroneurodiagnostics Program Director, Gateway Community College
(602) 286-8484
E-mail: Sharon.luczu@gwmail.maricopa.edu

You may learn more about GateWay Community College by visiting their Web site or by calling.
See: Gateway Community College (http://healthcare.gatewaycc.edu/)
Call: (602) 286-8177 or (602) 286-8000

Mayo Clinic Facilities
Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale opened in 1987 as a premiere academic medical center in the southwestern United States, where medical research and education are fully integrated with delivering the highest-quality patient care.

Campus activity in Scottsdale is centered around a beautiful five-story outpatient clinic. This modern facility contains 240 exam rooms, an outpatient surgery center equipped for general anesthesia, a full-service laboratory, a pharmacy, a patient-education library, an endoscopy suite and a 188-seat auditorium for patient, staff and student education programs. Services in more than 66 medical and surgical disciplines are provided, including programs in cancer treatment and organ transplantation.

The campus offers excellent education facilities, including classrooms, lecture halls, an extensive library and computer lab. The Samuel C. Johnson Research Center , a 75,000-square-foot research building, houses scientists, trainees and students focused on molecular genetics, molecular immunology, molecular and cell biology, molecular chemistry and surgical research.

The state-of-the-art 205-bed Mayo Clinic Hospital in northeast Phoenix opened in 1998 and is the first hospital entirely designed and built by Mayo Clinic. It has been recognized as "the Best Hospital in Phoenix " several times by Phoenix magazine. Mayo Clinic Hospital offers multiple EEG services including a six-bed Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, utilizing state-of-the-art digital instrumentation, 24 hours per day, seven days per week.

Graduation and Certification
Upon successful completion of your electroneurodiagnostics rotations, you will receive a Certificate of Completion from Mayo School of Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. After completing your Electroneurodiagostics Program requirements, you will receive a workforce certificate from Gateway Community College .

Graduates are eligible to take the EEG certification examinations given by the American Board of Registered Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists, Inc. (ABRET).

Hours
For the majority of the rotation, your learning schedule will include eight-hour days, two days per week, with some evening hours. Students must be available any hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Class Size
Two or three GateWay Community College students are accepted each year by Mayo School of Health Sciences for the electroneurodiagnostic clinical rotations, which take place at Mayo Clinic Hospital . This ensures you will receive close one-on-one instruction and a comprehensive educational experience.

GateWay Community College enrolls 15 to 20 students in its Electroneurdiagnostics Program each year.