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ST 1201 Fundamentals of Medical Terminology 1
ST 1004 Anatomy and Physiology for Surgical Technology 4
ST 1001 Microbiology for Surgical Technology 1
ST 2003 Fundamental Clinical Practicum I 3
Subtotal 20

Semester II CREDITS
ST 3008 Advanced Surgical Techniques: Surgical Procedures 8
ST 3002 Advanced Surgical Instrumentation Laboratory 2
ST 3006 Advanced Clinical Practicum II 6
ST 3101 Advanced Medical Terminology 1
SP 0001 Spiritual Perspectives in Healthcare 1
ST 4003 Professional Practicum III 3
Subtotal 21
Total: 41

Course Descriptions
ST 1009
Fundamentals of Surgical Technology 9 Credit Hours
The course is designed for the beginning student. Course content includes: orientation to Surgical
Technology, sterile technique, basic instrumentation, creation and maintenance of the sterile
field, legal, ethical, and moral aspects related to the perioperative patient, hazards in the
operating room, handling of surgical specimens and patient property, operating room records,
required counts, professional behavior, organizational structure and professional roles. The
preoperative preparation of the surgical patient includes preoperative assessment, patient safety,
surgical positioning, and fundamentals of preoperative care and didactic instruction of surgical
procedures. Co-requisites: ST1102, ST2003, ST1001, ST1004, ST1201. The course includes the
following number of contact hours: Theory- 137 contact hours.

ST 1102
Fundamentals of Operating Room Techniques Laboratory 2 Credit Hours
Fundamental techniques of perioperative patient care. This laboratory provides the student with
individual instruction and practice of operating room techniques prior to the clinical experience.
Co-requisites: ST1009, ST2003, ST1001, ST1004, and ST1201. The course includes the
following number of contact hours: Skills Laboratory – 63.75 contact hours.
ST 1201
Fundamentals of Medical Terminology 1 Credit Hour
Concentration on the fundamentals of medical terminology; prefix, suffix, word roots, combining
forms and abbreviations. Co-requisites: ST1009, ST2003, ST1102, ST1001, ST1004. The
course includes the following number of contact hours: Theory - 15 contact hours.

ST 1004
Anatomy and Physiology for Surgical Technology 4 Credit Hours
This course is designed to provide students entering the field of surgical technology with a basic
understanding of anatomy and physiology. Anatomy is taught from the perspective of
topographic or surgical anatomy and topics covered will include organization of the human body,

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