Pima Medical Institute Offers Open House Of Resort-Style, Student-Run Day Spa

Spa Pima, the student-run day spa at Pima Medical Institute, 957 S. Dobson Road in Mesa, will be hosting an open house Tuesday July 31 from 10 a.m. to noon.

(PRWEB) July 29, 2007 -- Spa Pima, the student-run day spa at Pima Medical Institute, 957 S. Dobson Road in Mesa, will be hosting an open house Tuesday July 31 from 10 a.m. to noon. Potential students and others interested in the facility can tour the facility, learn about the program and even enjoy a free, mini massage. Light refreshments will also be served.
        
"When Spa Pima was designed we worked with the Arizona Spa Director's Association to find out what skills they were looking for in employees, as well as what features we should offer," said Christopher Luebke, campus director of the Mesa campus. "This open house is an excellent opportunity for potential students, as well as the general public, to find out about our facilities, as well as the terrific hands-on training we offer at our Massage Therapy program."
        
The resort-style, state-of-the-art facility offers: Swedish Massage, Aromatherapy Massage, Chair Massage, Reflexology, Spa Stone, Moor Mud Cocoon, Herbal Wrap, Ultimate Foot Soak and Paraffin Wax.
        
The facility's plush features include: nine private rooms; ceramic tile flooring and counter tops; adjustable, subdued lighting; relaxing music; elegant and comfortable, resort-style furnishings; a leather recliner for reflexology; a back bar where students mix herbs, aromatherapy and other massage products and two large restrooms with upgraded fixtures and accessories.
                    
In addition to performing massage and spa therapies, the students operate the clinic and learn all aspects of the day spa industry including how to manage a clinic or spa from the front office, ordering supplies, as well as retail product sales. Even taking inventory is multi-focused. Students are responsible for laundering their own towels, but order sheets from an outside vendor so they will learn how to manage inside and outside inventory.
        
Classes for the Massage Therapy program run every six weeks. The 720-hour curriculum is completed in 36 weeks for students taking day classes and 41 weeks for those enrolled in the evening program.
    
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 at medical facilities that mirror the working environment they will pursue after graduation.
    
PMI has been serving students since 1972, with campuses in: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Mesa and Tucson, AZ; Denver and Colorado Springs, CO; Seattle and Renton, WA; Las Vegas, NV and Chula Vista, CA. Additional information is available at http://www.pmi.edu or by calling 1-877-SPA-PIMA (1-877-772-7462).

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