10 courses with the subject SUR, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
SUR 100Introduction to Surgical Technology2
This course introduces students to the foundational concepts of surgical technology and the developing role of the surgical technologist in the perioperative setting. Emphasis is placed on the history of the profession, credentialing, legal and ethical responsibilities, surgical conscience, teamwork, communication, patient needs, perioperative team roles, and the organization of the hospital and operating room environment. Students also examine basic documentation, safety principles, surgical supplies, instrumentation and equipment, healthcare systems, and microbiology and infection prevention concepts relevant to surgical technology practice.
This course consists of 3 hours of lecture and 4 hours of laboratory instruction each week and builds on the foundational concepts introduced in SUR 100. Emphasis is placed on the principles and practices of surgical asepsis, sterility, perioperative case management, instrumentation, equipment, supplies, hemostasis, wound healing, and the surgical technologist’s responsibilities across the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of care. Students examine technological science concepts, surgical energy applications, pharmacology and anesthesia basics, patient preparation, case setup, surgical counts, specimen care, and postoperative responsibilities. Through supervised laboratory practice, students apply aseptic technique and develop essential entry-level skills in hand antisepsis, gowning and gloving, sterile setup, draping, passing instruments, handling specimens, and maintaining the sterile field.
This 1-day, 8-hour hospital-based clinical practicum provides introductory hands-on experience in the operating room, supplemented by virtual simulation and online didactic instruction. Students are introduced to the perioperative environment and related areas including sterile processing, endoscopy, interventional radiology, and robotic-assisted surgery while progressing toward completion of the program requirement of a minimum of 120 surgical cases. Under the guidance of qualified operating room personnel, students begin to apply foundational psychomotor skills, sterile and aseptic technique, patient safety principles, communication, professionalism, and emotional intelligence during structured observational, second scrub, and supervised beginning scrub experiences. Emphasis is placed on self-awareness, respectful communication, teamwork, stress management, reflective practice, and professional conduct in the surgical environment. Students are required to travel to assigned clinical agencies.
This 2-day, 16-hour hospital-based clinical practicum builds on the foundational knowledge and skills introduced in SUR 200 and provides expanded hands-on experience in the operating room, complemented by virtual simulation and online didactic instruction. Students continue to strengthen perioperative knowledge, technical skill, clinical judgment, communication, professionalism, and emotional intelligence while progressing toward completion of the program requirement of a minimum of 120 surgical cases. Under the guidance of qualified operating room personnel, students perform increasingly complex second scrub and supervised beginning first scrub responsibilities appropriate to their level of preparation. Emphasis is placed on improved clinical consistency, psychomotor skill development, sterile and aseptic technique, teamwork, reflective professional growth, and completion of a research paper on an assigned surgical procedure. Students are required to travel to assigned clinical agencies.
This 2-day, 16-hour hospital-based clinical practicum is the third and final clinical course in the Surgical Technology program. Building on the knowledge and skills developed in SUR 200 and SUR 201, the course provides advanced hands-on operating room experience, complemented by virtual simulation and online didactic instruction, as students progress toward completion of the program requirement of a minimum of 120 surgical cases. Students refine and demonstrate clinical judgment, psychomotor proficiency, sterile and aseptic technique, professionalism, communication, and emotional intelligence in the role of the surgical technologist during structured clinical experiences. Emphasis is placed on increasing independence in the scrub role, safe perioperative practice, accurate case documentation, reflective professional development, completion of required program competencies, and readiness for entry-level practice. Students are required to travel to assigned clinical agencies. HIGH SCHOOL ARTICULATION COURSES
SUR 230Professional Development for the Surgical Technologist.3
This course prepares surgical technology students for professional practice and transition to employment in the perioperative environment. Emphasis is placed on teamwork, collaboration, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, communication, leadership, 95
