What's Going On - Surgical Technology
New Surgical Technology Program Partnerships
The Surgical Technology program is seeking to become more
cost effective through partnerships with three other community
colleges, including Grand Rapids Community College, Mid-Michigan
Community College, and Jackson Community College. (An
Articulation Agreement with JCC was recently signed to allow
their students to articulate next year.) This year the
program has transfer students from MMCC and GRCC. To
accommodate the increased numbers of students, five new clinical
sites were established: Pennock (Hastings), Mid-Michigan
(Midland), Central Michigan (Mt. Pleasant), Genesis, and Eaton
Rapids. The program's ROI is improving due to the fuller
sections. In Surgical Technology, the national pass rate
for licensure is 72%; however, 2006 LCC graduates experienced a
100% pass rate (20/20 students passed!)
LCC students take top awards!
The Spring Workshop for the State Assembly of Surgical
Technologist (MSA-AST) was held on March 25th, 2006 in Grand
Rapids, Michigan. A new event was on the agenda for this Year's
Workshop: A "Scrub Bowl": This was a competition for Surgical
Technology Students to participate in answering Certification
Type questions posed to individual students, for individual
recognition and overall school recognition. From the 17 programs
across the State of Michigan, a number of programs had student
representation. LCC had 8 of 21 students in attendance, with 6
students participating in the competition. Joe Long was
recognized for his contribution to the State Assembly Board, as
he received a Certificate of Appreciation for his term
completion on the Board. The most exciting part of the day-long
event came when Kelly Shaw took first place in the competition
and Jeff Sutliff took third place in the competition; both
students from the LCC Program. And, the Overall Grand
Championship Award in the competition was Presented to Lansing
Community College; as Joe Long accepted the award for the
school, someone in the audience proclaimed, "What are they
putting in the water in Lansing?"; alluding to the fact that we
took 1st, 3rd and the Overall Trophy. It was a most exciting
day! We should all be proud of the accomplishment of these
students and all students that took part in the competition. A
little "icing on the cake" occurred when Jon Lueth (another LCC
student) won the 50/50 drawing and received $129.00. We were all
"riding high" on the trip back home to Lansing!
While the site may not be updated as of yet, you might fine more
information on the State Assembly site (check out "workshop"):
www.msa-ast.org
Program Award
The LCC Surgical Technology Program recently received an award from the Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical Technologist in recognition of "100% of program graduates who attempted the National Certification Examination in 2002 achieved the status of CST (Certified Surgical Technologist)."
Watch for more news and happenings in the Surgical Technology Program ! !
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