Associate of Occupational
Studies Degree in Surgical Technology
(Available at the Ogden Campus only)
On our fast track, you can earn an Associate
of Occupational Studies Degree in Surgical Technology in just
14 months.
This program prepares students to assume entry-level positions
as members of a health care surgical team. Employment opportunities
are available in hospitals and in surgical centers as surgical
technologists. The surgical technologist works under the direct
supervision of the circulating nurse in the operating room. The
surgical technologist assists with surgical procedures and provides
the surgeon with instruments, sutures, sponges, and other equipment
necessary to accomplish the procedures.
The Associate of Occupational Studies degree in Surgical Technology
prepares you to meet the challenges of this fast-paced field.
As part of the curriculum, you'll gain clinical experience at
some of the best hospitals in the Salt Lake City area. All clinical
externships are performed in the daytime.
- Computerized Medical Administration
- Management Principles
- Personal and Professional Relations
- Anatomy, Physiology, and Terminology
- Surgical Technology/ Patient Care Concepts
- Microbiology and Infection Control
- General and Minimal Surgical Procedures
- Surgical Pharmacology
- Asepsis and the Surgical Environment
- Surgical Instrumentation and Supplies
- Systematic Surgical Procedures I and II
- Sensory and Plastic Surgical Procedures
- Clinical Externship and Practicum
- Surgical Suite Operations
- Surgical Robotic, Physics & Electronics
- Medical Surgical Nursing
- Surgical Interventions
Program prepares students for possible certifications
in
ARC-ST sponsored by the American College of Surgeons
and the Association of Surgical Technologists. Certified Surgical
Technologist (CST)
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