The ARC/STSA is proud to announce the recipients of the 2023 scholarship awards. This year, ARC/STSA awarded 10 student scholarships of $500 each and one $1,000 educator scholarship. Join us in celebrating these accomplished recipients, whose quotes are shared below. Our 2024 scholarship applications will be available by October 2023 on the ARC/STSA website Scholarship page. Chris Keegan Memorial Educator [...]
The ARC/STSA is proud to highlight excellence in our educator and volunteer communities. Whether you have been recognized with an award or honor, advanced your education, or dedicated your time to serve others, we want to share your good news with our community. Email Erin.Monroy@arcstsa.org to share your or others' accomplishments. Choffin Community & Technical College Surgical Technology Program Dean [...]
ARC/STSA would like to congratulate the surgical technology programs that have recently received awards of initial and continuing accreditation. Please join us in acknowledging the dedication and hard work it took for these programs to reach these critical milestones. Congratulations! The Accreditation Process Programmatic accreditation is awarded by CAAHEP following review and recommendation by the Committee on Accreditation (CoA) – that’s [...]
What is AccredX and what makes it different from other conferences? AccredX is designed to support our 400+ surgical technology and surgical assisting programs with accreditation-focused continuing education and professional dvelopment. AccredX offers hands-on workshops, proven program management strategies, and best practices in surgical technology and surgical assisting education, to provide educators with the necessary tools to achieve and maintain [...]
By Ron Kruzel, MA, CAE, CST, FAST Many thanks to you—all our ARC/STSA educators—who work day in and day out to provide a quality education to your students, develop strong relationships with your partners, including local healthcare centers, and elevate the professions in your communities, states, and across the nation. You make a difference! We want you to know our [...]
By Rob Blackston, M.Ed., CST, CSFA, FAST The surgical technologist staffing shortage is a serious issue that can have a significant impact on patient care and safety. It is essential to address this shortage by increasing the availability of, and access to, education programs that attract and retain more individuals in this field. A few months ago, a local community [...]
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Clinical Nurse Educator Renegade (Ren) Scott-Feagle, MSN/Ed, BSHS/M, RN, CNOR, and Traveling Certified Surgical Technologist Silviana Vina, BS, CST, who worked together as colleagues at the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMCSN) in Las Vegas, Nevada, share their thoughts on the shortage of surgical technologists and their crucial intraoperative role. Ren Scott-Feagle (RSF): Silviana, thank you so much for [...]
By Katie Richie, BS, CHL, CIS, CRCST, CSPDT, CST Healthcare practitioners say that the sterile processing department is the heart of the hospital–without it, everything fails within the hospital. Similarly, surgical technologists depend on the work of sterile processing technicians, as the relationship between the operating room and sterile processing department is critically important. I believe that students who complete [...]
ARC/STSA would like to congratulate the surgical technology programs that have recently received awards of initial and continuing accreditation. Please join us in acknowledging the dedication and hard work it took for these programs to reach these critical milestones. Surgical Technology Initial Accreditation Award: Carrington College, Phoenix, AZ Baptist Health Sciences University, Memphis, TN Surgical Technology Continuing Accreditation Award: Coastal Pines Technical [...]
