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Surgical Technology Program


     






Programs of Study within the Surgical Tech Program


Surgical Technology Diploma

Central Sterile Processing Technician Certificate


Program Purpose Statement


The purpose of the Ogeechee Technical College Surgical Technology program is to provide entry-level technical skills to students desiring to become Certified Surgical Technologists. The program provides classroom, laboratory, and clinical training for students desiring employment as a qualified entry-level practitioner in the field of Surgical Technology and related areas.

The Surgical Technology program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (http://www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA).


 Program Goals

Cognitive Psychomotor Affective

Goal: 1 To prepare competent entry-level surgical technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains. 

Cognitive Psychomotor Affective

Goal 2: Provide students with the skills and knowledge needed to provide quality surgical patient care.
Cognitive Psychomotor Affective
Goal 3: Produce graduates that meet the requirements and competencies of an entry-level surgical technologist.
Cognitive Psychomotor Affective
Goal 4: Students will be employed in the surgical technologist field.
Cognitive Affective
Goal 5: Students will successfully pass the national certification exam.
 
Career Outlook

Job opportunities are expected to be favorable. Employment of surgical technologists is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2012 as the volume of surgery increases. Technological advances, such as fiber optics and laser technology, will also permit new surgical procedures to be performed.

Certification

Upon completion of the Surgical Technology Program, students are eligible to sit for the National Certification Exam under the guidelines established by National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA).

Gainful Employment Disclosures:

Surgical Technology Diploma



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