Therefore, Surgical Technology must be responsive to changing expectations, changing health care recipients, and changing environments. Learning is a life-long process and is the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, and behaviors. The Surgical Technology student is the central and active participant in the learning process and, therefore, held accountable. Teachers are facilitators in the learning process and serve as role models, information providers, resource and support people, and evaluators of learning. The learning environment is most productive when it is dynamic, providing security, learning challenges, and rewards.
Evaluation is an essential component of learning.
It is comprised of self-evaluation, peer evaluation, and instructor evaluation. It measures and directs growth and should be viewed as positive by both the learner and the teacher. The purpose of the Surgical Technology program is to prepare graduates who can demonstrate entry level competencies as Surgical Technologists and who can perform satisfactorily on the national certification exam, and who have a foundation for continued learning.