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Baltimore City Community College’s 2024 - 2025 Catalog 
    
Baltimore City Community College’s 2024 - 2025 Catalog

Surgical Technologist, AAS


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Surgical Technologist Degree

This two-year, 64-65-credit AAS degree program prepares students for successful employment in an operating room, assisting the surgeon and other members of the professional staff with patient care before, during, and after surgery. Through classroom study and clinical fieldwork in area hospitals, students learn surgical asepsis, and the preparation and use of instrumentation and equipment. Students completing the program are eligible to take the certifying examination given by the Association of Surgical Technologists. Prospective SGT students should consult with the Office of Admissions, Recruitment and Orientation about the insurance, course sequence, and grade standards that must be maintained. Students must be eligible for all college-level courses to be eligible for admission to the program.

Upon acceptance into the Surgical Technologist program students must:

  1. Complete an American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR course prior to first clinical rotation.
  2. Carry health insurance as long as they are in the program.
  3. Maintain a minimum of “C” in each SGT, AH, and science course to progress through the program.
  4. Show proof of current health status by physical exam less than a year old before attending first clinical rotation.
  5. Have up-to-date immunization/titres
    1. The Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) must be done annually.
    2. Rubella, Rubeola and Mumps titre and immunization, if necessary.
    3. Varicella (chicken pox) titre and immunization, if necessary.
    4. Hepatitis B screening, vaccine if necessary, or written waiver.
    5. Seasonal flu and other immunizations may be required by the assigned clinical health care facility.
  6. Have a criminal background check and a drug screen per regulations of the clinical facility. Check with the Program Coordinator for specific information.

This program has a selective admission process. Prospective applicants should contact the Selective Admissions Counselor at the College’s Admissions, Recruitment and Orientation Office for detailed information on the special academic requirements that are required. Please see the Admission Specialist for the Health Sciences programs for additional information regarding essential abilities and/or functions required for the program.

In addition students:

  1. Will incur expenses for books, tuition, clinical supplies, and uniforms.
  2. Are responsible for their own transportation to and from clinical practicums.

Suggested Sequence of Courses

** All BCCC students must meet the College’s Computer Literacy requirements in order to receive a degree or a certificate. All first-time, full- and part-time degree and certificate seeking students are required to complete the PRE 100  course within the first six credits.

Program Learning Outcomes


  • Human Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology: Incorporate knowledge of human anatomy and physiology as it relates to surgical procedures performed. (Cognitive)

  • Asepsis, Sterility and Decontamination: Utilize the principles of aseptic technique. Students must apply appropriate methods of decontamination and sterilization. (Cognitive)

  • Preoperative Preparation: Demonstrate preoperative preparation of the surgical suite; as well as, the preoperative preparation of him/herself. (Psychomotor) 

  • Surgical Case management: Demonstrate the ability to function in the perioperative setting.Identify specialized roles, as well as, moral, legal and ethical responsibilities to the patient; all while performing duties of a surgical technologist in a perioperative setting. (Affective)

  •  Emergent Situations: Students shall be able to identify emergent situations and be able to act instinctively. (Cognitive)

Prerequisites


Total Semester Credits 10-11


Complete Application to Surgical Technology Program - see the “Surgical Technology Program Selective Admission Criteria and Process” @ http://www.bccc.edu/Page/2402

1st Semester


Total Semester Credits 13


Total Semester Credits 11


Total Semester Credits 5


3rd Semester


Total Semester Credits 14


4th Semester


Total Semester Credits 13


Program Total 66-67 *Pending MHEC Approval


Note: BCCC reserves the right to modify the above regulations/requirements at any time in the student’s enrollment.

Please see the Program Coordinator of the Surgical Technologist Program for additional information and courses concerning the certificate program.

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