Surgical Technology

Program Overview

Type: Associate Degree

This is a 72-hour/22-month program which provides the participant with the knowledge and skills required to enter the field of Surgical Technology. 

Surgical technologists are vital members of the surgical team, working alongside surgeons, physicians, registered nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure procedures are performed safely and efficiently. Before surgery, they prepare the operating room by sterilizing instruments, setting up equipment, and assisting with patient preparation. During procedures, they maintain a sterile environment, pass instruments and supplies to the surgical team, assist with equipment and specimen handling, and carefully track surgical items to ensure patient safety. After surgery, surgical technologists apply dressings as needed, assist with transferring patients to recovery, and clean and restock the operating room in preparation for the next procedure.

Program Mission

In alignment with SUSLA’s mission statement, Surgical Technology mission is to provide an educational experience in a learner-centered environment, where competencies, attitudes and values are developed through strategies, which integrate knowledge and application of principles into practice. The goal of this educational program is to prepare entry-level surgical technologists who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotive (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

Contact Information

Didaciane Keys
Program Director
Phone: 318-670-9638
Email: dkeys@susla.edu 

610 Texas Street, Suite 328-C

Please see your advisor or University Catalog for more information.

Accreditation

This Program is accredited by The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA).

The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
25400 US Highway 19 North Suite 158
Clearwater, FL 33763
Email: mail@caahep.org

Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
6 West Dry Creek Circle, Suite 110
Littleton, CO 80120
Email: info@arcstsa.org