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ST 4003
Professional Practicum III 3 Credit Hours
This course provides the opportunity for the student to assimilate all the knowledge and skills learned
throughout the program and incorporate them into the clinical setting. The supervised clinical allows the
student to work directly with a preceptor to function as an independent member of the surgical team.
Prerequisites: successful completion of all semester one courses and ST3006. The course includes the
following number of contact hours: Clinical Laboratory - 144 contact hours.

By the completion of ST 2003, ST 3006, and ST 4003, the student must have logged 120 cases, 80 of
which must be first scrub role.

Program Totals
Total Number of Courses 12
Total Number of Credit Hours 41
Contact Hours (Theory Hours) 386.5
Contact Hours (Clinical Hours) 575
Contact Hours (Skills Laboratory Hours) 138.5
Total Contact Hours 1100

ABHES Educational Effectiveness Outcomes
The BHCLR - School of Surgical Technology provides to the general public, prospective students and
current students accurate and consistent information in its catalog. To support information in preceding
pages, the following information is provided.

Retention Rate Graduate Board Graduate Employer
Placement Rate Passage Satisfaction Satisfaction
Rate* Rate Rate
2016-2017 84% 94% 84% 4.8 / 5.0 4.4 / 5.0
2017-2018 88% 96% 82% 4.9 / 5.0 4.6 / 5.0
2018-2019 71% 95% 67% 4.9 / 5.0 4.9 / 5.0
* Not required for the profession

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