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Student Experience: Brandy Kuykendall, RCIS, LMRT

“I worked in the cath lab for six years before transferring to the EP lab. Both are exciting areas to work in — you have to constantly be on your toes. A patient’s status can change at any moment. Oftentimes, especially with emergency procedures, the patient gets immediate relief from what we have done.

“It’s a nice feeling to know that you have helped someone, especially the patients who you truly ‘saved’! I enjoy working with patients, and health care is a great field to be in. You work good hours, make good money and get to meet interesting people, all while making a difference!

“The Invasive Cardiovascular Technology program is great. I was really able to use my clinical time to absorb all of the information I could. The hands-on experience combines the technical side with theory that you learn in class. Clinicals are where everything comes together. Academically, our instructors really prepared us for the registry exam.”

Brandy Kuykendall earned an associate degree in Invasive Cardiovascular Technology from El Centro in May 2002 and also holds a general associate degree from Eastfield. She earned credentials as a registered cardiovascular invasive specialist (RCIS) and limited medical radiologic technologist (LMRT).


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Zlatko Prijic, RRT

Pulmonary Rehab Coordinator Baylor University Medical Center
“I think I'd recommend El Centro to anybody, and I always do. If someone wants to go into respiratory or wants to learn more about respiratory, I point them in that direction.”
Respiratory Care Program
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Jose (Josey) George, RCIS, LMRT

Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist Baylor Garland Hospital
“My training and education at El Centro provided me with the knowledge and skills required to perform my job very well as an invasive cardiovascular specialist. The best part of my job is the satisfaction I gain at the end of each day, due to the fact that I’ve made a difference in my patients’ and their families’ lives by being a part of the lifesaving medical team.”
Invasive Cardiovascular Technology

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
Margaret Lembcke

Margaret Lembcke

Health Information Associate II, Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas and Baylor Medical Center at Irving
“There’s not a thing I don’t use from the information I learned in the Medical Front Office program. The classes did a very good job of teaching skills that we’d really need. We were always learning from people who have worked in the field, not just learned information in a classroom.”
Medical Front Office

Brandy Kuykendall, RCIS, LMRT
Special Procedures Cardiovascular Technologist Electro-Physiology (EP) Lab Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
Invasive Cardiovascular Technology
School of Health Sciences
Updated September 10, 2026