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Majors / Surgical Technology / Technologist |
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Description |
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A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians and surgical nurses, to maintain, monitor, and enforce the sterile field and adherence to aseptic technique by preoperative, surgical team, and postoperative personnel. Includes instruction in instrument and equipment sterilization and handling; surgical supplies management; wound exposure and closure; surgical computer and robot operation and monitoring; maintenance of hemostasis; and patient and team scrubbing. |
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Popularity |
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Popularity Rank
(Rank
and Total Number of Degrees Awarded in the U.S. Last Year) |
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Certificate: |
#25 |
5,770 |
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Associate's: |
#43 |
2,347 |
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Bachelor's: |
#825 |
5 |
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Graduate Certificate: |
N/A |
0 |
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Master's: |
N/A |
0 |
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Doctorate: |
N/A |
0 |
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First-Professional: |
N/A |
0 |
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Degrees Available |
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Certificate |
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Associate's Degree |
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Bachelor's Degree |
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Graduate-Level Certificate |
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Master's Degree |
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Doctoral Degree |
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First-Professional Degree |
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Interesting Fact |
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The U.S. federal government spends less on education than the U.K. (which has a fifth the population of the U.S.) |
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