Prepares students to work with a team of surgeons and registered nurses in the operating room.
Successful graduates of this program are educated in surgical technology under the guidelines of the Association of Surgical Technologists.
The structured curriculum includes basic sciences, patient care, surgical procedures, and human anatomy, combined with clinical rotations in area health care facilities. Classroom instruction, lab, and clinical internship prepare the student to assume the role of a perioperative team member in a variety of healthcare delivery settings.