Dallas College

Student Experience: Ben Buentipo, B.S., RDMS

“I have 18 years of experience in high-risk obstetrical sonography and have performed over 30,000 ultrasound scans in my career. As the co-owner and clinical director of BB Imaging & Healthcare Consulting, I oversee more than 8,000 scans a year while my company serves more than 40 providers. None of this would have been possible without my educational foundation at El Centro. 

“When I attended the program, I knew that I wanted to be in health care but could not have imagined the impact I would be able to have in communities that are typically underserved by ultrasound. The knowledge and expertise that my company possesses in data analysis, process improvements and systems implementations, combined with our passion to provide high-quality service to all socioeconomic groups, have resulted in setting up hospital departments and outreach clinics with one of the biggest national health care organizations. 

“The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers has awarded my passion for research, learning, and teaching to serve as a model for recognition of clinical excellence and standards of excellence in ultrasound specialties by designating me as an Advanced Practice Sonographer in 2013. I continue to take the learning I obtained while at Dallas College and share it with new students entering the field, and I am hopeful that I will be able to continue to impact the health care community at large.”


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Alyssa Young

Alyssa Young

Nursing Student and Athlete
“Community college gives you the opportunity to grow into adulthood while figuring out what you want to do with your life. With all of the resources available, it gives everyone a stable place to begin their college journey.”
Nursing
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Lupe Ortiz, RRT, NPS

Respiratory Care Practitioner Baylor University Medical Center
“I chose El Centro one, it was closer to home. It was a little more affordable than going to somewhere out of state or somewhere else. Just those two things were, were the main thing, the reason why I chose to go to El Centro. I think El Centro did an excellent job of preparing me for going into the workforce.”
Respiratory Care Program
Alice Madden

Alice Madden, CST, FAST

Certified Surgical Technologist Methodist Dallas Medical Center
“I will continue to be involved and to encourage and motivate surgical technologists to be the best they can be in all surgical specialties. I want to encourage all surgical technologists to become certified and become members of the AST and the Texas State Assembly.”
Surgical Technologist
Prayuth Phang

Prayuth Phang, RT(R)

Radiologic Technologist Community Portable X-ray Inc.
“Dallas College has a lot of programs for people who want to have a better life with education. I strongly recommend other students to join this program — they have the best teachers who really care about their students, as well as financial help available. I love what I’m doing, and I will continue doing it to serve people.”
General Studies, Radiologic Sciences
Ben Buentipo
Ben Buentipo, B.S., RDMS
Cofounder and Chief Strategy Officer, BB Imaging and TeleScan®
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
School of Health Sciences
Updated July 28, 2026