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Miami Dade College:
Dr. Juan C. Cendan Named Surgical Technology Program

Dean at FIU’s Herbert to Meet Workforce Needs

Wertheim College of Medicine
According to the Bureau of According to the
Interim Dean and Professor of Surgery Dr. Juan Labor Statistics, surgical Association of Surgical
C. Cendan has been appointed senior vice-presi- technologists are projected to Technologists (AST), the
dent for health affairs and dean of the Florida increase by 12% from 2016 to primary role of the surgi-
International University Herbert Wertheim College 2026, faster than the average cal technologist is the first
of Medicine (HWCOM). for all occupations. Advances scrub role. In this role,
Dr. Cendan joined FIU last summer as vice-dean in medical technology have the Certified Surgical
and executive associate dean for student affairs. He made surgery safer, and more Technologist (CST) has
is a board-certified surgeon with a clinical focus on operations are being per- the knowledge and tech-
minimally invasive surgery and surgical disorders formed to treat a variety of nical skills needed to han-
of the breast. He also has a lengthy career in aca- illnesses and injuries. The dle the surgical instru-
demic medicine. need for health care profes- ments and supplies that
Following his medical training at the University sionals like surgical technol- BY DR. ALWYN LEIBA are necessary to perform
of Florida, Dr. Cendan practiced as a general sur- Dr. Juan C. Cendan ogists is growing in tandem the specific surgical pro-
geon in Gainesville, Florida. He then returned to with the aging population of cedure. Therefore, the
UF as faculty, where he developed an academic focus on simulation-based med- the baby-boom generation. Workforce CST must have detailed knowledge of
ical education. Development Area 23, which includes the surgical procedure to meet the needs
Dr. Cendan joined the University of Central Florida College of Medicine as Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, will of the surgeon. Students completing this
founding faculty in 2010, where he served several institutional roles, including need approximately 682 employees in program will be eligible to sit for the
assistant dean for simulation, medical director of the simulation laboratory, and the Surgical Technology field per year Certified Surgical Technologist Exam
chairman of the department of medical education. As provost chair and asso- between 2018 and 2026, according to the through the National Board of Surgical
ciate dean in residence alongside UCF’s provost, he developed the framework Florida Department of Economic Technology and Surgical Assisting
for founding the UCF Academic Health Center. Opportunities. To meet this demand, (NBSTSA). Obtaining this associate
Miami Dade College, a leader in address- degree and passing the certification exam
ing the workforce needs of the communi- demonstrates that the student is compe-
ty, is dedicated to preparing students for tent to perform entry-level job duties of a
the ever-changing field of health sci- Surgical Technologist.
Visit us on the web at ences. Miami Dade College, School of Health
Surgical technologists, also called Sciences offers a 64-credit hour Florida
www.southfloridahospitalnews.com “operating room technicians,” assist in Department of Education (FLDOE)
www.southfloridahospitalnews.com
different surgical procedures. Surgical approved Associate in Science (AS)
technologists are an integral part of the degree in Surgical Technology. The
team of medical practitioners providing degree in Surgical Technology is
surgical care to patients in a variety of designed to educate and prepare gradu-
settings. Surgical technologists prepare ates with the skills required for entry-
operating rooms, arrange equipment, level employment as a member of the
and help surgeons during surgeries. surgical healthcare team. By training the
Surgical technologists are responsible for next generation of healthcare providers,
preparing the sterile field using sterile the Miami Dade College, School of
techniques; assembling, counting, and Health Sciences turns health care career
passing surgical instruments; and mak- dreams into reality for thousands of stu-
ing sure there are no breaks in sterile dents every year.
techniques to prevent patients from get-
ting an infection in the surgical site. For more information, visit
Surgical technologists are vital mem- www.mdc.edu/health-sciences/programs/
bers of the surgical team during surgery, or call (305) 237-4103.
as they assist in the operating room Dr. Alwyn Leiba is Dean, School of Health
under the direct supervision of surgeons. Sciences at Miami Dade College.

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