SURG 212 - Applied Surgical Techniques III

Offered FL
Clinical/Studio- 5
5 credit hrs/17 contact hrs
In this course, students are assigned to clinical site hospitals and are provided with the opportunities to apply theory and clinical skills in the functioning operating room. Students are required to complete basic and advanced surgical procedures in a variety of specialty areas. Students are required to complete the 256 total clinical hours before advancing to ST-213. During the curse, students will document all clinical cases in which they participated in the following functions: first scrub, second scrub, and observation. All clinical cases performed during the course will count towards the minimum total of 120 clinical cases required to be completed in compliance with AST Core Curriculum to qualify to sit for the NBSTSA CST exam.