Associate Degree in Surgical Technology at Athens Technical College |
Athens Technical College
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Athens Technical College is a Public, 2-year Associate's--Public Rural-serving Medium with 4,041 students in Athens, GA.
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This school offers the following degree levels:
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate, Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate, Associate degree, Certificates/Less-than-4-year Certificate |
| Also, students of this school are eligible for federal aid such as Pell Grants and Direct Loans from the US Department of Education. |
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Mission:
Our purpose is to provide a comprehensive educational program designed to enhance the ability of our students to participate in Georgia's development. To accomplish this purpose we facilitate public adult education programs to improve general population and workforce literacy levels; provide courses and programs that enable students to pursue the knowledge, skills, and abilities they need to obtain initial employment; offer a general education curriculum to encourage students to develop intellectual, personal, and social values and an understanding of society; sponsor co-curricular activities to assist students in the development of leadership, scholarship, and fellowship traits; and conduct continuing education and training to enable individuals to acquire and maintain advanced levels of competency and pursue their personal and career development. |
Athens Technical College
Associate degree
Surgical Technology
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Surgical technologists help in preparing for surgery, assist during surgery, and clean and stock operating rooms after surgery. They are an integral part of a surgical team providing perioperative patient care. Before the operation they assist in getting the operating room set up with equipment, instruments, and sterile supplies that might be needed. During surgery, surgical technologists have primary responsibility for establishing and maintaining the sterile field. In order that surgery proceed smoothly, surgical technologists anticipate the needs of the surgeon; pass instruments, sutures, and sponges; and provide other sterile items to members of the surgical team in an efficient manner. As directed by the surgeon, the surgical technologist may sponge or suction the operative site, hold retractors, and cut suture. Surgical technologist also operates various types of equipment such as autoclaves, suction devices, microscopes, light sources, insufflators, and electrosurgical units. They help collect and handle specimens and help apply dressings. After surgery, surgical technologists assist in the room turnover procedures. In the nonsterile circulating role, surgical technologists assist with patient positioning and prepping, they provide needed sterile items, and they assist anesthesia personnel.
Students or graduates of this program are eligible to receive an Associate of Applied Technology degree in Health by completing an additional 30 quarter credit hours of general education core courses, 5 quarter credit hours of electives, and 15 quarter credit hours in a cognate area outside their major. Students may be eligible to complete higher-level general education courses in lieu of related education core requirements, thus reducing the total number of credits required. To complete associate degree requirements, students or graduates must meet general admission requirements for associate degree-level work and complete an additional 50 quarter credit hours of course work.
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