Very friendly and made me feel very comfortable! Thank you!

I was referred here after my 20 week ultrasound since we were unable to determine the gender of the baby due to its legs being crossed. The students there were all really friendly.  It was nice to get the extra chance to see our baby and watch her move around. They took the extra time to explain what the different pictures they were looking at and also let us just watch her move. We were able to go home finally knowing the sex of our baby and got several pictures. Overall we had an excellent experience.

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our time while being a volunteer at the Florida Institute of Ultrasound. It was an easy process from setting the appointment to locating the Institute. We loved the fact that the students spent ample time with us looking at our little baby boy and teaching us what were were looking at on the screen. They are generous with the printed 2d pictures. The students were friendly, professional, and knowledgeable. You can tell they were excited and happy to be there with us during this special time. While having a professional ultrasound from our Dr. is great, its unfortunately very fast and we dont get as much time as wed like. Thank you again, FL Institute of Ultrasound. We cant wait to go back to see our growing bundle of joy!

This place is great. I loved being able to go in and get extra pictures of my baby. The students were very friendly. Quality of ultrasound photos weren’t the greatest, but I loved the extra time seeing my baby. Thank you.

I am so glad I found this place! The military hospital, though my doctor is awesome, does not provide many prints and they do not allow children into the room-- along with many other restrictions.This place allowed all my sisters, my mom, and my husband to watch the ultrasound! Im so glad that they could have that experience! The students were really nice and very excited:) the instructor came in a few times to help out as well when my baby was being stubborn. I was REALLY surprised I got so many prints (military hospital only gave me three, but the institute gave me nine)! Totally free and an enjoyable experience! Those students were so sweet to me

Student Review: As a previous student at FIU I couldnt recommend this school to applicants considering attending more. Each teacher is caring and involved with their students success. Of course it is up to you to put in the work to do well as learning about the modalities and their pertaining pathology is not easy but the instructors wont let you unnecessarily struggle. Students get as much scan time as they do lecture time. Part of your learning also includes clinicals which they set up for you. I now realize being in the field and working that these clinicals were a very valuable experience and they help me differentiate which modalities I preferred to others. FIU offers education in ALL four modalities of ultrasound within one year which sets them apart from other two year institutions in the area and around the country. (Students from many different states come to FIU because it is unique to other schools and offers quality education. I was in a class of 16+ I believe only three or four of us were from Florida.) The instructors are all thorough in their teaching and during a students attendance and even after they graduate welcome any questions they may have. I graduated from the summer 2017-18 class and am now ARDMS registered within a year working full time. This school was the career-saving opportunity I needed and a student that is willing to make the most of the resources FIU offers by putting in the study time, asking questions, and being willing to move from the Pensacola area to where the great imaging jobs are will have the same great experience I did.

Someone recommended to me that I volunteer at The Pensacola School of Ultrasound as a way to get in a few extra ultrasounds as most insurance plans cover very few through out the pregnancy and I am a SUPER worrier. Let me first say that I could tell that the students really appreciated my time and were very friendly. However, the lady running the place I could not say that much for. She seemed too busy to show any type of appreciation for volunteers.At my first appointment the students hadnt been instructed as to how to lock the bed down and when I went to lay down, the bed moved and I almost fell. At the last appointment I had, the student was doing just fine getting the images she needed when all of a sudden the lady comes in the room and presses way harder than necessary on my stomach. I now have a bruise. It was so painful that I felt a strong urge to urinate. I have never had anyone doing an ultrasound press that hard on me nor have I ever felt the need to urinate during one before. The first time we went we asked for printed images and decided to purchase their thumb drive for 15$ we received no prints. Now, I know full and well that the 2 young ladies took over 20 images. However there were only 9 copied onto the drive- which was done by the lady in charge. The room was barged into several times with the door remaining open sometimes around a minute with zero knocking and what felt like zero privacy all the while my pants pulled down and shirt pulled up. I do understand that the students are just that, students. What I dont understand is why the person that is supposed to be training them for this field has such a lack of personality skills or bedside manner. When my appointment was done (which the lady in charge barged into the room telling the student that there was another appointment she needed to be done with me), the lady handed me my jump drive and didnt bother to ask me back. When I first contacted this place I tried for several weeks until whomever runs their facebook page argued with me about not being able to get in touch with them even after I had left about 5 messages that had not been returned. On their website it states that if you volunteer for 2 2d ultrasounds, you receive a free 3d for providing your time. When we asked about scheduling a 3d today the lady in charge said that they arent doing them and when they do start back they will be picked at random. That kind of makes me feel like I was not only slighted but wasted time and money. I wouldnt advise volunteering at this place unless rude people are your thing.

Awesome place to get a free ultrasound!