SURG TC 212 — Clinical Experience I
This clinical course is designed for students to synthesize and apply the skills gained in the preceding surgical technology core curriculum courses under direct supervision of a preceptor, at their assigned clinical site. In this surgical setting, students will perform the sterile and nonsterile perioperative responsibilities of an entry level Surgical Technologist. Students may be assigned for a portion of this course in the sterile processing department, surgery department, endoscopy department, and labor and delivery department. Together with Surg TC 213 (Clinical Experience II), students are required to scrub a minimum of 120 cases. Clinical sites are located within 50-miles of the campus and are assigned by the Program Director and Clinical Coordinator based on the factors outlined in the clinical contract. Written assignments and clinical documentation appropriate to the discipline, are part of this course and due weekly. Students will also be expected to attend a one-hour conference with clinical instructors each week on campus as part of this course.