Surgical Technology
Offered Fall Semester
Prerequisites: Admission into the SUR diploma or SUR AAS program
Co-requisite: SUR 123 (required)
This course includes a study of the surgical environment, team concepts, aseptic technique, hospital organization, basic instrumentation and supplies, sterilization, principles of infection control and wound healing.
Offered Fall Semester
Prerequisite: SUR 101
Co-requisite: SUR 123 (required)
This course covers the study of principles and applications of aseptic techniques, the perioperative role and the medical/legal aspects.
Offered Spring Semester
Co-requisite: SUR 110 (required)
This course is a study of a system-to-system approach to surgical procedures and relates regional anatomy, pathology, specialty equipment and team responsibility. Patient safety, medical/legal aspects and drugs used in surgery are emphasized.
Offered Spring Semester
Prerequisite: SUR 103
Co-requisite: SUR 110 (required)
This course is the study of various specialties of surgical procedures.
Offered Spring Semester
This course is an introduction to the application of surgical technique by assisting in the perioperative roles in various clinical affiliations.
Offered Summer Semester
Co-requisites: SUR 120 (required)
This course involves the application of theory under supervision in the perioperative role in various clinical affiliations.
Offered Summer Semester
Co-requisites: SUR 111 (required)
This course includes the comprehensive correlation of theory and practice in the perioperative role.