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Duration of Training
11 months; full-time days, typical hours 7 am – 3:30 pm.
Application Deadline
April 30, 2013
Program Start Date
August 26, 2013
Cost
$2,012.85 internal IU Health employees; $3,951.15 external non-employees (books, scrubs additional)
Certificate or Degree
Certificate
Upon successful completion of the program, students may apply to sit for the national certification exam offered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA).
Prerequisites
High school diploma or GED
Summary, Course of Study
First semester (Orientation and Core Curriculum): medical terminology, anatomy/physiology, medical law and ethics, communication skills, introduction to patient care, surgical applications and surgical instrumentation.
Second and third semesters (Level I and Level II): surgical instrumentation, surgical techniques, surgical procedures, clinical experience, clinical practicum, surgical techniques lab, and professional growth and development.
To register, download the Core course registration form. Also, view the current schedule for Core courses offered at IU Health.
Physical Requirements
- Read, write, understand and verbally communicate in fluent English (includes questioning patients, relaying information to others and receiving information)
- Stand, walk or sit for up to eight hours a day, five days a week
- Carry, reach, stoop and lift up to 50 pounds
- Have sufficient manual dexterity (using forceps to move an object, handling needles and syringes, etc.)
- Have a visual acuity (either on your own or with corrective lenses) that enables you to read information printed on medication labels
- Have enough color vision to recognize differences in colors of solutions and sutures
- Have an auditory acuity (either on your own or with auditory aids) that allows you to understand a normal speaking voice without seeing the speaker's face
- Wear a scrub shirt and scrub trousers up to a size 3X
- Show proof of personal health insurance coverage for the duration of the program, or be willing to sign a waiver of insurance form
Application/Contact Information
Download the Program Booklet and Application Packet and submit your application today.
Or you may request an application packet be mailed to you using the following contact information:
IU Health Methodist Hospital
I-65 at 21st Street
Health Sciences
ATTN: Diana Carlton
Wile Hall, Room 631
P.O. Box 1367
Indianapolis, IN 46206-1367
Phone: 317.962.5470
You may also pick up program information at Wile Hall 1812 N Capitol Ave., 6th floor, Room 631. For further questions or curriculum information please email Terry Myers, or call 317.962.1864.