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Ashley Minnifield,
Health Science Admissions
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1701 LaFayette Parkway
Opelika, AL 36801
334-745-6437 ext 5515
Fax 334-745-6437
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| Overview |
Surgical Technologists are vital members of the surgical team
who work closely with physicians, registered nurses, anesthesiologists,
and other surgical personnel. Duties include sterilizing instruments
and surgical supplies, setting up the operating room with instruments
and equipment, anticipating the needs of surgeons, and passing
instruments, sutures, sponges, and handling surgical specimens.
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| Accreditation |
The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
Education Programs.
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| Degree
Earned: |
General Certificate in Surgical Operating Room
Technology.
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| Length
of Program: |
Two Semesters (24 Semester Hours) with additional
third semester option.
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| Credentials
Earned |
Students who complete the Surgical Technology
program will be eligible to sit for the national certification
exam.
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| Working
Conditions: |
Clean, brightly lit, relatively quiet, cool environment
that may include working in limited spaces and standing for long
periods of time. Protective clothing must be worn that includes
hair and shoe coverings, facial masks, sterile gloves, and other
surgical scrub clothing. At times, may be exposed to communicable
diseases and unpleasant sights, odors, and materials. Work schedules
may include day or evening shifts, weekdays, weekends, and scheduled
on-call time including holidays.
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| Employment
Opportunities: |
Surgical Technologists are employed by hospitals,
surgical & obstetric departments, physicians’ offices,
and outpatient surgical clinics as well as materials management,
sterile processing and medical sales representative. Satisfactory
completion of the Surgical Technology two-semester (24 credit
hour) program will qualify the graduate for an entry-level
position in the Operating Room.
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| Admissions:
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Opelika Campus
Classes are admitted once per year, Fall Semester. The application deadline is June 15th.
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| Admission
Requirements - In addition to the general
admission requirements of the College, admission to the Surgical Technology
program requires: |
1. Unconditional admission to the College.
2. 2.0 Cumulative grade point average (GPA).
3. Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended.
4. Eligibility for English 101 or ENG 131 and satisfaction
of the College Reading requirement.
5. Receipt of application for Surgical Technology Program.
Admission to the Surgical Technology Program is
competitive, and the number of students admitted is limited by
the number of clinical facilities available. Applicants are rank-ordered
for acceptance using cumulative GPA with preference given to those
students who have taken general education courses at Southern
Union. Meeting minimal requirements does not guarantee acceptance.
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Curriculum |
| Semester
I |
| Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit
Hours |
| ENG 101 |
English Composition I |
3 |
| SUR 101 |
Introduction to Surgical Technology |
3 |
| SUR 102 |
Applied Surgical Techniques |
4 |
| SUR 107 |
Surgical Anatomy and Physiology |
3 |
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| Semester
II
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| Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| SUR 103 |
Surgical Procedures |
5 |
| SUR 105 |
Surgical Practicum |
5 |
| SUR 106 |
Special Topics in Surgical Technology |
1 |
| Certificate Awarded at Completion
of Semester II - Semester III is Optional. |
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| Semester
III - Optional |
| Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| SUR 204 |
Surgical Practicum III |
4 |
| SUR 205 |
Surgical Practicum IV |
5 |
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