EVMS Surgical Assistant Program: Certificate Program Curriculum

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Certificate Program Curriculum

Completion Certificate Program Credit Hours = 55

Students enrolled in the 55-credit-hour Certificate Program will complete 31 credits of didactic training and 24 credits during the clinical year. Students may opt to complete a Trauma rotation as a 2-credit-hour elective; thus their total credit hours at completion of the program will be 57.

Didactic Year: 31 Credit Hours Semester 1 (July-December)
Course #	Course Name	Credit Hours
SA050	Human Physiology	6
SA200	Medical Terminology	2
SA370	Principles of Surgical Assisting-Part 1	4
SA360	Microbiology w/lab	5
SA300	Biophysical Science/Pharmacology	2
Semester 2 (January-April)
Course #	Course Name	Credit Hours
SA371	Principles of Surgical Assisting – Part II	4
SA0760	Gross Anatomy	6
SA380	Lecture Series	2

Clinical Year: 24 Credit Hours
(May- May)

Eight Six-Week Surgical Clinical Rotations

(3 credit hours each)

Lecture Series

Surgery Grand Rounds

1,500 hours of clinical experience with up to 25% of training in surgical specialty such as Orthopedics, Plastics, Cardiac, Vascular, and Neurological (Trauma -Optional Elective 2 credit hours)

Advanced training seminars in surgical skills/procedures, job-seeking skills and ethics

Lecture/discussion seminars directed by the SA Program Medical Director about current surgery techniques

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