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Professional Curriculum
The Professional Curriculum is divided into two semesters, I and II and leads to a diploma
certificate at graduation. The curriculum consists of classroom instruction on theory and
principles of surgical technology core skills practiced in the Skills Laboratory and Clinical
Laboratory in a hospital clinical setting. The student at completion has invested 1100 clock hours
in his/her education. The program is designed to provide a sound fundamental basis for the
dynamic contemporary health care program consisting of twelve courses and 41credit hours.

Semester I CREDITS
ST 1009 Fundamentals of Surgical Technology 9
ST 1102 Fundamental Operating Room Techniques Laboratory 2
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.

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