Sanford-Brown Institute Northwest Loop - Medical Billing, Massage Therapy & Medical Assistant The Sanford-Brown Institute opened in 1933 and is a private, career-oriented post-secondary learning institution offering focused, quality, short-term training programs in a variety of healthcare fields. Sanford-Brown operates in 15 campuses located in nine states. The short-term courses include training in Medical Billing and Coding, Massage Therapy, Medical Assistant and Diagnostic Medical Sonography (Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound). There is a difference here at Sanford-Brown Institute - Northwest Loop. At Sanford-Brown, we are in the business of career education. That makes not only you, but also the employers we work with our customers. We care about you and your future, and your future employer's needs. That is the Sanford-Brown difference.