Surgical Technology/Technologist

Surgical Technology/Technologist is a certificate program (two to four years) at Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences, a private nonprofit institution in Cape Girardeau, MO. The program is classified within the allied health and medical assisting services field (CIP 51.0909) and trains students to function as members of the surgical team in operating room settings.

Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences focuses on health sciences education and offers several related programs alongside surgical technology. Related programs at the school include Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at both the certificate and associate levels, as well as Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer at the certificate level. Students in the surgical technology program can expect training in sterile technique, surgical procedures, instrumentation, and patient care, with clinical experience in hospital surgical environments.