Surgical Technology

Goals & Objectives

Goals of the Surgical Technology Program

1. To educate students academically and clinically for preparation to successfully pass the national surgical technology certification examination.
2. To develop practitioners with high ethical codes of conduct and high professional standards.
3. To graduate students with a life-long commitment to personal growth and professional development through continued involvement in the profession.
4. To enhance the community college philosophy by promoting the professional development of all students accepted into the Surgical Technology Program to an appropriate level of knowledge and skill.
5. To develop knowledgeable, competent, highly motivated individuals who will accept responsibilities involved in surgical care of patients.
6. To prepare competent entry-level surgical technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and Affective (behavior) learning domains.

Objectives of the Surgical Technology Program

The student will develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to practice as a certified surgical technologist by acquiring the following fundamental capabilities:

1. To utilize appropriate medical terminology.
2. To apply a basic understanding of human physiology and surgical anatomy in the perioperative role of a surgical technologist.
3. To demonstrate a basic understanding of the concepts of pharmacology.
4. To demonstrate theoretical and practical proficiency in surgical aseptic technique, surgical procedures, and patient care.
5. To identify and assume appropriate responsibility for patient care.
6. To prepare competent entry-level surgical technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and Affective (behavior) learning domains.