Surgical Technology

Diploma Program
ST12

Program Description
The surgical technology diploma provides learning opportunities which introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and technical knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Additionally, the program provides opportunities to upgrade present knowledge and skills or to retrain in surgical technology. Graduates of the program receive a surgical technology diploma and are qualified for employment as surgical technologists

The Gwinnett Technical College Surgical Technology program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Accreditation Review Committee on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting.

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
1361 Park Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone: 727-210-2350
Fax: 727-210-2354

ARCSTSA
6 W. Dry Creek Circle, Suite #110
Littleton, CO 80120
Phone: 303-694-9262

Students will become certified as a surgical technologist by taking the National Surgical Technologists Certification Exam. (NBSTSA) National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting. This program is only offered full-time, during the day. (Program Length: 3 Semesters plus prerequisite core completion.)

Prerequisites
Length of time to complete prerequisites varies depending on applicants' transfer credit and/or testing results. The time to complete prerequisites is not including in the total program lengths listed. It is the student's responsibility to notify the admissions office once pre-requisites have been completed. In order to begin the clinical requirements, students must complete tuberculosis skin test, supply proof of immunization, undergo a background check, and submit to a drug screen test. File completion does not guarantee an interview or acceptance. Prerequisites must be completed by deadline. (ALHS 1011, ALHS 1090, ALHS 1040, ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1101, MATH 1012 or MATH 1111, COMP 1000) Minimum 2.5 GPA

Graduation Requirements
All surgical technology students are required to pass a comprehensive exit exam with a score of 70 percent or better in order to complete the program. The comprehensive exam is administered in SURG 2240, Seminar in Surgical Technology. Students must complete a minimum of 120 total scrub cases; 80 first scrub; 40 second scrub.

Employment Opportunities
Hospitals and other institutions that have operating room, delivery room, and/or emergency room facilities; government agencies such as Veterans Administration Medical Centers and the Armed Forces; Instrument and Equipment Sales

CURRICULUM

Students must complete all six of the following: ALHS 1011, ALHS 1090, ENGL 1010, MATH 1012, COMP 1000 and ALHS 1040 prior to the admission deadline (June 1 for Fall & Sept. 1 for Spring term) with a 2.5 GPA. Once a file is complete, applicants are required to take the Health Occupations Basic Entrance test administered in the Assessment Center and a competitive admission process begins.

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