Moberly Area Community College surgical technology program student Carleigh Phillips, 22, right, prepares to give Kenzie Marty, 19, a surgical instrument Tuesday during a passing technique exercise.

The program was created to address a national shortage of surgical technologists, driven by an aging population and a decline in accredited programs.

One student described being in the operating room for a brain surgery. Another provided details of a leg amputation. There also were students who were in the room for a Cesarean section birth, a ...

MADISON, Wis. -- UnityPoint Health-Meriter announced Tuesday applications for the surgical technologist program are now open. This program offers entry-level trainee positions and provides tuition for ...

(TNS) — This fall, Clark College will launch a new surgical technology program, the first of its kind in Southwest Washington. The two-year program will provide students with the skills to support ...

ELKHART — Students and adults who want to pursue careers in surgical tech or other medical fields now have another avenue available in the Elkhart Area Career Center's (EACC) new Surgical Tech Center.

MUSKEGON, Mich. — Muskegon Community College will “soft launch” its surgical tech program on Monday, May 16, when it becomes the first healthcare associate degree registered apprenticeship in the ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -Gulf Coast State College is working on adding more surgical technologists to the medical field. “We actually have two programs we have a surgical technology program and ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Four area students recently graduated from the Cherokee Nation Surgical Technology Program. The program’s graduating class included valedictorian Addison Backwater of Tahlequah, ...