ARC/STSA Seeks Board of Directors Applicants The Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA) is seeking applicants for two positions on its Board of Directors. Applications/nominations are open immediately for two surgical technology educators. The three-year term will begin July 1, 2024. The ARC/STSA Board meets four times a year, twice in person (March/September) and [...]
The 2025 ARC/STSA Schedule of Fees is now available on the ARC/STSA website (https://arcstsa.org/fees/). Fees for 2025 will become effective January 1, 2025. Please note that 2025 program fees have been adjusted due to significant increases in operating costs. Please contact the ARC/STSA at info@arcstsa.org with any questions or for additional information.
The Board of Directors has approved two new policies and the 2024 ARC/STSA Schedule of Fees to be implemented on January 1, 2024. ARC/STSA Distance Education Policy Revised to align with CAAHEP’s Policy 209 - Instructional Modalities. Outlines the criteria acceptable to the ARC/STSA for Standards compliance when utilizing distance education methodology. Delineates when programs utilizing distance education methodology must apply [...]
Join us in welcoming Kristy Pierce, BS, CST, to the ARC/STSA team. Kristy joined the ARC/STSA staff on May 1, 2023, as the accreditation manager. She will oversee and coordinate all site visit activities of the ARC/STSA to help fulfill our mission to provide accreditation services that validate excellence of educational programs and ensure quality patient care. Kristy brings a [...]
We are pleased to announce that the 2023 Annual Report will open Monday, May 1 and will close Monday, July 31. Thank you for your continuing patience as we have worked to resolve technical difficulties related to launch of the 2023 Annual Report. Please visit the Maintaining Accreditation page for Annual Report instructions and login information.
The ARC/STSA is proud to be a leading sponsor of the International Museum of Surgical Science’s newest exhibit “The Operating Room: Surgical Technology Then and Now” opening on May 25, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois, with AST. This exhibit, which is the first exhibition dedicated to the profession of surgical technology, and the first of its kind, was championed by ARC/STSA [...]
Thank you for your patience as we continue to work on technical difficulties related to launch of the 2023 Annual Report. Please be assured that programs will be given the standard timeframe of sixty days for Annual Report data entry, once the 2023 AR is available. We will send official notification on the new date for launch of the 2023 [...]
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