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Graduate Certificate Program Curriculum |
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Graduate Certificate Program Credit Hours = 62
Students enrolled in the 62-credit-hour Graduate Certificate Program will complete 32 credits of didactic training and 30 credits during the clinical year. The Graduate Certificate Program includes an additional two credits of didactic training (Advance Topics of Surgical Assisting-Parts 1 and 2) and an additional six credits during the clinical year (Special Topics in Surgical Assisting: two credits, Surgical Assisting Capstone course: two credits and a Trauma rotation: two credits).
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SA-G351
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Pathophysiology for Surgical Assistants
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4
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SA-G300
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Medical Terminology for SA
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2
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SA-G470
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Principles of Surgical Assisting-Part 1
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4
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SA-G461
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Surgical Microbiology w/lab
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4
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SA-G490
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Advance Topics of Surgical Assisting-Part 1
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1
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SA-R 410
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Surgical Rounds
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3
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SA-G471
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Principles of Surgical Assisting – Part II
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4
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SA061
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Clinical Anatomy for Health Professions
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5
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OR Processes and Procedures |
2
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SA-G401
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Biophysical Science/Pharmacology for SA
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2
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SA-G491
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Advanced Topics of Surgical Assisting-Part 2
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1
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1,500 hours of clinical experience with up to 25% of training in surgical specialty such as Orthopedics, Plastics, Cardiac, Vascular, and Neurological (Trauma SA - 754 - 2 credit hours)
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Lecture/discussion seminars directed by the SA Program Medical Director about current surgery techniques.
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As part of the journal club, students in clinical will prepare and submit case reports on cases that they performed during clinical training.
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Independent study student project course. Students develop educational resources products for the contribution the Surgical Assistant program’s student resource library.
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