This career studies certificate, which can be completed in one year, is designed to prepare students for a career as a surgical technologist. Students will acquire a broad knowledge of surgical concepts, procedures, and techniques through classroom lectures, laboratory practice, and operating room experience.
Surgical technologists are the surgical team's experts in aseptic technique.
Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to take positions in hospitals and other surgical settings, providing services for general and specialty surgical needs. Applicants should possess manual dexterity, have an interest in the medical field, and have a desire to assist people in need of surgical care. Applicants must be free of any physical or mental condition that might adversely affect their performance in the clinical courses. At that time the student will be interviewed by the program head. When approved for entry into the clinical courses, the student will be given forms for physical examinations, including required immunizations.