Surgical Technology Program

The Surgical Technology program at Sanford-Brown College-St. Peters (SBC) is designed to provide students with the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains necessary for employment as an entry level surgical technologist. The AST Core Curriculum 5th Edition was used as a guideline to facilitate the formation of the surgical technology program curriculum, which includes on-campus lecture component, an on-campus laboratory component, and an off-campus integrated clinical component. The curriculum is designed to provide instruction in anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, surgical pharmacology and microbiology, surgical procedures, aseptic technique, surgical instrumentation, and medical legal components of the practice of surgical technology. Students are also taught necessary skill sets, such as critical thinking under pressure, case preparation and management, and anticipation of patient needs and safety. The final externship portion of the curriculum is structured to include supervised experiences in the clinical environment that require competencies, logs, and evaluations completed by the student. At the conclusion of the program, graduates who have diligently attended class and their externship, studied, and practiced their skills should have the skills to seek entry-level employment as surgical technologists.

The Surgical Technology program at SBC is programmatically accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES). Therefore, graduates of the program are eligible for and encouraged to take the certification exam offered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), formerly the Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical Technologist (LCC-ST). This credential is a nationally recognized voluntary certification that could enhance employment opportunities or income potential. Only graduates of CAAHEP and/or ABHES surgical technology programs are eligible to take this exam at this time. However, certification requirements for taking and passing this examination are not controlled by SBC but by outside agencies and are subject to change by the agency without notice. Therefore, SBC cannot guarantee that graduates will be eligible to take this certification exam, at all or at any specific time, regardless of their eligibility status upon enrollment.

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