Surgical Technology, AAS

This program requires the following preparatory coursework:

Program/Major Code: AASSGT/SGT

CIP Code: 51.0909

Duration in weeks: 64

Upon successful completion of the program, the learner will be able to:

Interact effectively with patients, families, and other members of the interdisciplinary team to ensure high quality patient care
Engage in practices that promote lifelong learning, relevancy, and support a culture of evidence based practice in practice while demonstrating surgical conscience in all aspects of practice
Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making
Minimize risk of harm to patients in the perioperative routines, transportation, positioning, medication and anesthesthetic agents, emergency procedures and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance
Function effectively within interprofessional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care
Use data to monitor the outcome of patient care in the surgical environment to continuously improve the quality and safety of the surgical environment
Provide compassionate and coordinated care based on the patient’s needs
Foster an environment of ethical, legal, moral, and medical values related to the patient and the operating room team during the perioperative experience
Champion best practice in the surgical environment through coordination of necessary supplies, instrumentation, and equipment for specific procedures
Synthesize concepts of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and microbiology in your role as a surgical technologist

Cohort Model Program

Please contact the Department for the start of the next cohort.

General Education Note: Ensure that one general education CTE course fulfills one of the awareness categories: