For program directors
Notes on running a surgical technology program: accreditation, outcomes reporting, and clinical capacity. Written by a former program director, for the people currently doing the job.
- Accreditation How to prepare for an ARC/STSA site visit Start with the agenda, not the materials checklist. Four of its requirements carry a twelve month clock, and those are the only ones you cannot fix by working harder in the final month. Read the article ›
- Comparison Software for surgical technology programs: what each one actually does Trajecsys, Typhon, the ARC/STSA OTT workbook, and WeaverKeep side by side, with the prices each vendor publishes and what each one does not do. Read the article ›
- Outcomes The five ARC/STSA outcomes thresholds, and the math that trips programs up Retention, exam participation and pass rate, placement, and survey results. Most programs know the thresholds. The trouble is in the arithmetic underneath them. Read the article ›
- Clinical Never admit a cohort you cannot place Clinical capacity is a counting problem, and counting it by year instead of by term hides the shortfall until it is too late to solve. Read the article ›
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