SELECTION PROCESS
The Department accepts students into the program in the following manner:
The program course pre-requisites are:
ALH 1101, BIO 1121, ENG 1101, HIM 1101, AND MAT 1130.
Admissions Review Policy / Procedure: Only students who successfully complete all prerequisites courses, TEAS score of at least 50, and GPA of 2.5, will be placed on the eligibility (wait) list after the admission review.
After the review, qualified students will be ranked based on the semester they completed their final perquisite course AND their linked date.
Once the cohort is full, all remaining students who qualified will be placed on the eligibility wait list. Those qualified placed on the wait list will get first priority in the future cohort(s).
Class size is restricted by a limited number of ‘seats’. Remember, in addition to the pre-requisite courses, you must also have at least a 2.5 GPA and have taken the TEAS Exam with a score of at least 50.
The SUT office will notify those students who meet all of the above requirements, by US mail and Sinclair email, shortly after the end of Spring semester.
Start by completing your application for Sinclair Community College. It is VERY important to sit down with an Academic Advisor to choose your program of study and to ensure your record is correct and on track with your academic goals. The date you choose your major is very important as this will allow our department to track your application and interest in our program. If you do not choose Surgical Technology as your major, we have no way of tracking you. The Academic Advisors are located in Building 10 on the 3rd floor. The phone number is 512-3700. After you speak to the Academic Advising Advisors, you may contact the department at 937-512-3560.
Your first Surgical Technology course will actually begin in Spring Semester. It is set up this way to avoid an overlap of 1st year and 2nd year students in the clinical area. It also gives you time to complete the Fall Semester courses before you begin the Surgical Technology Program in Spring.
There are many job opportunities for Surgical Technologists. These include positions in hospital Operating Rooms, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Sterile Processing Departments, Tissue Banks, and private work with physician groups. A Surgical Technologist can also pursue training to become a First Assistant. The First Assistant role actually moves the Surgical Technologists from a position of passing the instruments into a position of using the instruments and assisting in the surgical procedure. First Assistants can cut tissue, manipulate tissue, place retractors, provide hemostasis and close wounds. In our area, most Surgical Technologists can expect to have a starting pay of $20.00 per hour.
Before a surgical procedure, the surgical technologist is responsible for ensuring all needed equipment and supplies for the specific procedure are available and ready for use by the surgeon. This includes testing and preparing equipment for use, ensuring the availability of all sterile supplies, and preparing the sterile environment so a surgical procedure can take place.
During a surgical procedure, and as a sterile surgical team member, one of the surgical technologist’s main responsibilities is to pass sterile instruments and supplies to the surgeon. This requires complete knowledge of the surgical procedure being performed and anticipation of the needs of the surgical team. The surgical technologist also assumes accountability, along with the registered nurse, for all sponges, needles, and instruments used before, during, and after the procedure.
In addition, the surgical technologist may hold retractors, cut sutures, care for specimens, and assist in applying the sterile dressing. Surgical technologists must have good manual dexterity, be conscientious in a sterile environment, be emotionally stable, and have the ability to communicate effectively on many levels, including one-on-one and team interactions.
If you are new to anatomy, a good course to take as an introduction to human anatomy is BIO 1107. This course will provide a good foundation for success in either BIO 1121 or BIO 1141. However, taking BIO 1107 is not necessary. If you are also considering a major in Nursing, it is suggested you take that program's anatomy BIO series, which is BIO 1141 and 1242 instead of our anatomy BIO series, which is BIO 1121 and BIO 1222. The Surgical Technology Department accepts the Nursing BIO series for credit, and this will save you time and money if you change your major to Nursing.