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Kettering, Ohio (Oct. 25) -- Siemens Medical Corporation has given new ultrasound equipment valued at $125,000 to the Kettering College of Medical Arts sonography program. This gift will be celebrated at a reception at Ridgeleigh Terrace on Tuesday, Oct. 26, at 5:30 p.m.

The new system, an Acuson CV70, will be used for cardiovascular sonography education. The equipment is one of several new pieces expected to be moved into the Boonshoft Center for Medical Sciences, which is currently under construction on the Kettering campus.

“This is the only system in our lab that is dedicated solely to the use of our students in the cardiac and vascular concentration,” said Joyce Grube, director of the medical sonography program at Kettering College. “We are very grateful to Mike Koerding (director of cardiac services at Kettering Memorial Hospital) and Chip Van Krevelen (Siemens regional sales manager) for orchestrating this partnership with our program.”

Siemens representatives also will be on hand for the reception Tuesday.

About Kettering College of Medical Arts
Kettering College of Medical Arts is a fully accredited, coeducational college that specializes in health science education. A division of Kettering Medical Center, the College is located on the KMC campus and is chartered by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Kettering College offers certificate programs, two-year Associate of Science degrees, a Bachelor of Science in Health Professions degree with four specialty tracks, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing completion degree, and a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies.

An institution of Christian higher education, Kettering College graduates health care professionals of high character who, in the tradition of the Master Healer, give whole-person care to their patients and generous service to their communities. Eighty percent of Kettering College graduates live and work in Ohio, with the majority settling in the Dayton area.