Program Overview

Selective Admission Information - May 1st Application Deadline

The Surgical Technology Program is a selective admission program with a limited number of openings each year. To be accepted, you must meet the basic program admission requirements. You will be ranked for admission based on points awarded according to additional criteria.

All admission procedures are coordinated through the Enrollment Services Office. They are responsible for distributing, receiving and dating application forms. Therefore, any student desiring admission into this program should contact Enrollment Services, Gannon Building, Room 203, 517-483-1200, email selective_admission@lcc.edu to receive an application or visit the Health & Human Services Advising Guide page to print an application. The student may then contact the program advisor for further information.

Students meeting the Phase I Admission Requirements will be ranked for admittance into the program using a point value system. Points will only be awarded to students who meet the Phase I Admission Requirements at the time selection for admission is made.

The student applicant is responsible for providing verification of other information not contained in the current Lansing Community College official transcript.

Surgical Technology Program Physical Guidelines

Students must be able to do:

1. STRENGTH: Perform physical activities requiring ability to push/pull objects/persons more than 100 pounds and to transfer objects of more than 100 pounds.
2. MANUAL DEXTERITY: Perform simple motor skills such as standing, walking, handshaking; manipulative skills such as writing and typing,  catheterizing patients.
3. COORDINATION: Perform body coordination such as walking, filing, retrieving equipment; eye-hand coordination, computer/keyboard skills; arm-hand steadiness such as taking blood pressures, catheterizing, calibration of tools and equipment, etc.
4. MOBILITY: Perform mobility skills such as walking, standing, bending; pushing portable equipment throughout hospital; prolonged standing while wearing leaded aprons during invasive x-ray exams/procedures; manipulate equipment in a sterile setting, such as surgery or special studies; manipulate x-ray equipment 40" above recumbent patients, etc.
5. VISUAL ABILITY: See objects far away and to discriminate colors, and to see objects closely as in reading faces, dials, monitors, etc.
6. HEARING: Hear normal sounds with background noise from x-ray generators, computers, etc., and to distinguish sounds.
7. CONCENTRATION: Concentrate on details with moderate amount of interruptions such as patient requests, doctor and staff requests, etc.
8. ATTENTION SPAN: Attend to task/functions for periods up to 60 minutes in length and periods exceeding 60 minutes in length.
9. CONCEPTUALIZATION: Understand and relate to specific ideas, concepts, and theories generated and simultaneously discussed.
10. MEMORY: Remember task/assignments given to self and others over both short and long periods of time; duplicate settings/exposure factors of x-ray machine.
11. STRESS: Work with patients who may be very young or old, critically ill or injured, or mentally or physically deficient/impaired; work in other departments such as surgery and emergency room, work with a constantly changing group of staff and resident physicians, medical students, etc.
12. CRITICAL THINKING: Ability sufficient for clinical judgment when working independently to obtain diagnostic images.
13. COMMUNICATION: Sufficiently for interaction with others in verbal and written form.
14. SUBSTANCE ABUSE: Not use a Schedule 1 drug; does not use amphetamines, narcotics, or any other habit-forming drug unless prescribed by a licensed medical practitioner.
15. INTERPERSONAL: Interact with individuals, families, and groups from a variety of social, emotional, cultural, and intellectual backgrounds. Must be able to establish rapport with patients, colleagues, faculty, and professional staff.

Environmental Conditions

The charter of OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) is to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths. Since OSHA was created in 1971, work-related deaths have decreased by approximately 62% and work-related injuries have decreased by 42%.

As a surgical technology student you will be exposed to a variety of substances within the work environment and hospital sites. You can expect exposure to blood, body tissues, and fluids. There is the potential of exposure to electrical hazards, hazardous waste materials, radiation, poisonous substances, chemicals, loud or unpleasant noises and high stress emergency situations.

Upon acceptance into the Surgical Technology Program students will be notified regarding a mandatory online OSHA Blood-Borne Pathogen and Universal Precautions training session.

Background Check

In order for the Surgical Technology Program to be in compliance with Michigan Public Health Code Section 20173, criminal background checks will be completed on all students applying for admission (or readmission) to the program. Admission to the Surgical Technology Program will be denied for the following:

• Any felony conviction within 15 years prior to application
• Any misdemeanor within 10 years prior to application that involved or is similar to the following:
  • Abuse, neglect, assault, battery
  • Criminal sexual conduct
  • Fraud or theft against a vulnerable adult (as defined by the Michigan penal code)

Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

Michigan Workforce Background Check Program: Legal Guide

Once admitted to the program, students subsequently convicted of the crimes listed above will be dismissed from the Surgical Technology Program. It is the student's responsibility to report changes in the status of their criminal background to the Program Director.

 

Surgical Technology Program Related Links

AST

Association of Surgical Technologists
6 West Dry Creek Circle, Suite 200
Littleton, CO 80120-8031

CAAHEP

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
25400 U.S. Highway 19 North, Suite 158
Clearwater, FL 33763

NBSTSA

National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
3 West Dry Creek Circle
Littleton, CO 80120

ARC/STSA

Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
6 W. Dry Creek Circle, Suite #110
Littleton, CO 80120-8031
Phone: 303-694-9262
Fax: 303-741-3655
Email: info@arcstsa.org

Occupational Outlook Handbook

United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics