College Catalog 2017-18

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

assuring all data is correct and received by both offices before the application deadline. Students admitted to the nursing course must adhere to the policies in the current East Central Community College Catalog and the Emergency Medical Technology Student Handbook. SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM Surgical Technology is an instructional program that prepares an individual to serve as a member of a surgical team. Surgical technologists prepare operating rooms, and sterile fields and equipment; pass instruments, fluids and supplies; prepare and manage surgical equipment; manage sterile fields and specimen; and perform supply counts. The Surgical Technology program is accredited by Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP) programmatically with National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting. Successful graduates of this 12-month program will be awarded the Certificate of Surgical Technology®. The Associate of Applied Science degree in Surgical Technology will be awarded the successful graduate of the 24-month program. Qualified graduates may apply to the Association of Surgical Technologies for the National Certifying Examination and become a Certified Surgical Technologist. Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs 25400 U.S. Highway 19 North, Suite 158

Clearwater, FL 33763 Phone: 727-210-2350 Website: http://www.caahep.org/ The National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting 6 West Dry Creek Circle, Suite 100 Littleton, Colorado 80120 Phone: 800-707-0057 Website: http://www.nbstsa.org/index.asp Admission Requirements

1. The applicant must be of legal working age (18) before program completion. Proof of age must be submitted to the Office of Healthcare Education and can include current driver’s license, birth certificate, state-issued identification, or tribal identification. 2. The applicant must have a 12th grade education as demonstrated by a high school diploma, high school equivalency, or equivalent. 3. The applicant must be in good physical condition as verified by a medical examination and certifying report* (National Certification Requirement). 4. Applicants must have an ACT composite score of 16 with a 12 in math and reading, or 12 composite if taken before October 1989, with a 12 in math and reading. 5. The applicant must have acceptable personal qualities as established through a personal interview. Applicants shall be selected for interviews by the Surgical Technology Admissions Committee. 6. The applicant must be recommended for admission by the Surgical Technology Admissions Committee. 7. All applicants are required to pay the College’s business office for preadmission fees, which includes a criminal history background fee. The receipt for payment is due to the Office of Healthcare Education by June 1 of each year. 8. All applicants are required to take a preadmission examination test preadmission examination as specified by the Office of Healthcare Education with a minimum cumulative score of 51%. 9. All applicants selected for admission into the PN program must submit proof of the following items: • Physical examination within 2 months of admission. • Proof of immunizations against measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), or rubella titer. • Hepatitis B vaccine, or titer, or signed declination statement Tuberculosis (TB) skin test (Two-step TB test is required if not tested in previous 12 months); or QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube blood test (within last 12 months).

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