By Ron Kruzel, MA, CAE, CST, FAST As we come to the close of a successful 2024 and analyze our Annual Report data, we reflect upon the growth in our community and all that we have to be thankful for. Program enrollments are increasing, and placement rates are at a three-year high! With the increase in post-pandemic enrollment, more graduates [...]
Annual reporting is conducted in the spring to collect and review evidence that our currently accredited programs continue to maintain compliance with the Standards, and meet outcomes benchmarks, between full site evaluations. When this year’s Annual Report data was aggregated and reviewed, some exciting trends regarding program growth and graduate outcomes were collected. Post-pandemic program growth is [...]
Congratulations to Programs Earning Initial and Continuing Accreditation ARC/STSA would like to congratulate the surgical technology programs that have received awards of initial and continuing accreditation 2024. Please join us in acknowledging the dedication and hard work put forth by these programs to reach these critical milestones. Congratulations! The Accreditation Process Programmatic accreditation for surgical technology and surgical assisting is awarded [...]
The ARC/STSA team welcomed Amy Lawrence as education coordinator in early November. In her role, Lawrence assists with the development, promotion, and implementation of educational services and outreach activities of the ARC/STSA, including gathering and creating content for eNews and website updates, supporting the administration of webinars and workshops, and overseeing social media engagement and web optimization. “I consider it [...]
We are thrilled to announce that two outstanding professionals have joined the ARC/STSA team. Join us in welcoming Accreditation Manager Rob Blackston and Operations Coordinator Kari Allen. Accreditation Manager Rob Blackston, MEd, CSFA, CST, FAST Rob Blackston, MEd, CSFA, CST, FAST, joined the ARC/STSA as its Accreditation Manager on April 1, 2022. Blackston will serve in accreditation services and will [...]
Take advantage of the early bird pricing for AccredX, the inaugural accreditation conference and expo presented by ARC/STSA and EdAccred, Thursday, October 6–Saturday, October 8, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas! AccredX will offer hands-on workshops, proven program management strategies, and best practices in surgical technology and surgical assisting education, all designed to support educators in achieving and maintaining compliance with [...]
At-a-glance list of ARC/STSA activities that have been postponed or submission deadlines that have been extended as of April 20, 2020.
The Accreditation Review Council on Education In Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA) is pleased to welcome Crystal Warner, CST, CSA, FAST, as Education Manager. In this role, Warner is responsible for developing resources to support educators; and, managing outreach and communication activities for the ARC/STSA and EdAccred. Warner has held many roles relating to surgical technology and surgical assisting. During [...]
Please note, the May 27, 2020, Accreditation Fundamentals for Educators (AFE) has been canceled due to the current public heath crisis. Those who have already registered and paid will be contacted directly with the options of a full refund or rolling the payment forward to the next AFE. The ARC/STSA will continue to monitor the current crisis and notify our entire [...]
Given the current public health crisis, the ARC/STSA has made the decision to proactively cancel the Accreditation Fundamentals for Educators (AFE) workshop scheduled for May 27, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia. We understand that your focus as educators is fully on your students, families and communities, as it should be. This continues to be an unprecedented and unpredictable event – we do [...]
