INSTRUCTORS

Published for surgical technology educators by the Association of Surgical Technologists

I N S T R U C

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VOLUME 19, NUMBER 2APRIL/M AY 2016

Evaluation Techniques in the Lab

Aid Student Readiness for the OR

continued on page 10

Angie Wachter, CST, and Robert Lion, PhD

New graduate success in the operating room depends on many

elements including maturity, work history and previous educa-

tion. Along with individual factors that recent graduates bring to

the operating room (OR), the preceptors and clinical sites play

an important role. Our goal as educators was to take the didac-

tic coursework and establish systems and approaches to make

its consumption more palatable, ultimately resulting in students

graduating from a program as equipped as possible to be suc-

cessful in the OR.

with the student). Previously, a student

would typically only be evaluated by

the instructor…a very one dimensional

weekly assessment approach. By moving

to the multi-rater approach, the faculty

utilize a number of different evaluation

approaches as sources of feedback to

better and more accurately address indi-

vidual successes and shortcomings. The

strength of this approach is that it allows

not just faculty evaluation, but also peer

and self-evaluations on a weekly basis.

With the goal being competence, these

other sources help provide a more ac-

curate assessment of how the student is

meeting the goal. In addition the faculty

strengthened the focus on learning and

development by added video recordings

and purposeful student pairings (spe-

cifically pairing stronger students with

weaker students) to help develop addi-

tional skills in mentoring and leadership.

Mock surgical experiences and simu-

lated environments have improved the

preparation of students for the OR.

ISTORICALLY, EDUCATORS HAVE

wrestled with how to best deliver

and evaluate educational content

to ensure students have the ability to

apply, not just recall, the lessons learned.

The College of Western Idaho is work-

ing to do just this in its surgical technol-

ogy program.

In response to industry concerns relat-

ing to student readiness for the increas-

ingly competitive surgical technologist

positions, and in light of the high-paced

and high-pressure work environments,

the faculty recognized the need to

revisit how surgical technologists are

trained. Borrowing a corporate model,

the faculty moved their program from

being a teach-test-repeat approach to a

more dynamic and rich learning experi-

ence based on multi-rater feedback.

Simply put, multi-rater feedback looks

at evaluation processes that are more

360 degrees in nature (soliciting feed-

back/evaluation/input from a variety of

people that have a working relationship

inside

San Diego in Review

See who was at the 2016

Instructors Workshop in May

and ﬁnd out who received

AST Educator of the Year

scholarships.

National Surgical

Technologists Week

Get some ideas of how to

celebrate National Surgical

Technologists Week and read

about the educator who cre-

ated this year’s theme.

Mini

Poster

Print this

mini poster

to use

during your

National

Surgical

Technologists Week celebra-

tions.

p12

National Honor Society

Inductees

See which schools’ students

were recognized in the Nation-

al Honor Society this spring.

p4–7

Galaxy of Stars

Congratulations to the 438

schools recognized this year in

AST’s Galaxy of Stars!

Get Hooked with AST’s Face-

book Photo Contest

Say Cheese! Promote the pro-

fession and your institution

during National Surgical Tech-

nologists Week. Just work

with your student cohorts to

plan interesting celebrations,

take photos and enter AST’s

Facebook Photo Contest for a

chance to win prizes.

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September 18-24, 2016

Sponsored by the Association

of Surgical Technologists

Hundreds of products are available at

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SHOW YOUR

PRIDE DURING

TECH WEEK

www.surgtechweek.com

National Surg Tech Week Photo Contest

Photos should be engaging enough

to garner votes from working surgi-

cal technologists as well as from other

students. Only one photo may be

entered per cohort. First, second and

third prizes will be awarded to every

member of the three winning cohorts.

First prize: Computer Messenger Bags

Second prize: Hot and Cold Geometric

Tumblers

Third prize: Junior Padfolios

Winning schools will also be recog-

nized on AST’s website and in the

journal. To ensure fairness for smaller

schools, AST’s prizes will be drawn

from a pool of all eligible entries. But

we encourage educators to support

friendly competition among your

school’s cohorts or between other

schools in your state, by recognizing

the cohort with the most votes.

Any school can enter but your school

must be accredited by CAAHEP to be

eligible to win AST prizes.

• Read the rules outlined below.

• In September, visit AST’s Facebook

page, www.facebook.com/

AssociationofSurgical

Technologists/, click on the Contest

tab and follow the directions to get

started.

• Complete the entry form, write a

short description and upload your

photos (limit one per cohort, please)

between Sept. 15-27, 2016. Please

include the number of students in

the cohort in the description.

• Encourage your students and col-

leagues to vote. Voting begins Sept.

21 and runs through Oct. 5, 2016.

Individuals can vote for one entry,

once per day during the voting

period.

• Photos must contain at least one

person and must depict some way

of celebrating National Surgical

Technologists Week or recognizing

your profession. You must include a

description of your celebration with

the entry.

• Photos cannot show name badges,

boards or screens containing patient

names, or any other view that would

violate HIPPA regulations. It is also

your responsibility to know your

employer’s policy about photogra-

phy and the use of cell phones in

your facility. AST is not liable for any

disciplinary action taken

against you for failing to

know and follow policy.

• Get permission from the

students in your photo

before entering it into this

contest. The image will

appear online and, pos-

sibly, in print. By entering,

you are verifying that

everyone in the photo

gave you (and subse-

quently AST) approval to

use their likeness.

• Photos must be submitted Sept.15-

27, 2016, through AST’s Facebook

page. See How to Enter above.

Although voting continues online

until Oct. 5, new submissions will not

be accepted after Sept. 27. Mailed

entries will not be accepted. If you

are having trouble uploading photos

from your phone or computer, con-

tact AST through Facebook.

• Educators must enter on behalf of

their student cohorts. Only one entry

per photo (no duplicate photos) and

only one photo entry per school

cohort is allowed. Educators can

enter for multiple cohorts from their

institution.

• Photos may be disqualified and

removed from Facebook at AST’s

discretion at any time, without

notification. Causes for disqualifica-

tion include a HIPPA violation, lack

of permission from subjects in the

photo, profanity/obscenities, blatant

sales or product pitches, etc.

• To be eligible for student prizes,

your school must be accredited by

CAAHEP.

• AST’s board will draw the winner of

the school prizes from the eligible

entries. You must submit a valid

email address to win. Winners will be

notified and announced on Facebook

and AST’s website sometime before

Oct. 31, 2016.

T-shirts, sweatshirts, badge holders

and other products with the theme

“Get Hooked” are available at www.

surgtechweek.com and, for a setup

fee, can be customized with your

school name.

Get hooked and enjoy the week!

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How to

Enter

Prizes

Rules

Enter for a Chance to

Win Prizes for Your Cohort

Involve your s t u d ents in planning for Nat ional Surgica l Tec hnologists

Week a n d bo os t t he ir pr ide in t heir pr ofe ssion. Then, as e ach c oh ort

figures out h ow to ce leb r ate , ca pt ur e their fun “on film” (digit a lly) and

enter the photos in AS T ’s Facebook Phot o Contes t.

Just ask e ac h co hort to pose for a n e ng a ging pict ur e showing how

they ’re celebrating Nationa l Surgical Tec hnologists Week (S e pt. 18 -24,

2016) a nd “ge tt ing hooked” on the pr ofe ssion. Ent e r t he p hotos in AST’s

Facebo ok Ph oto Conte s t for a c h a nc e to win pr izes. Th en e nc oura ge your

stu de nts t o vote for t heir co hort ’s entry.

Tuesday evening before AST’s

National Conference in San Diego,

surgical technology educators from

around the country gathered for

Instructors Workshop. After a greet-

ing by AST President Roy Zacharias,

CST, FAST, keynote speaker Diane

Jordan put everyone at ease by

talking about the healing power of

laughter.

Wednesday, educators learned

more about instructional strategies

for developing professional students,

dealing with difficult situations,

recruiting preceptors and other rel-

evant topics. A big thank you to all

of our speakers: Dodi Brown,

CST,

program director, Mt. Diablo Adult

Education; Joseph Charleman,

CST,

CSFA, chair for surgical technology

and surgical processing programs,

Berkeley College; Cindy Mask,

CST, FAST, program director, Tar-

rant County College; Debra Mays,

CST, clinical coordinator, Glendale

Career College; Christopher Mc-

Griff,

CST, Mayo Clinic-Rochester;

TC Parker,

CST, BS, program director,

Gwinnett Technical College; and

Wanda Walter,

CST, department

chair, Brown Mackie College.

President Zacharias announced two

AST Educator of the Year scholar-

ship recipients during Instructors

Workshop:

•

Clinical Educator of the Year –

Erin Baggett, CST, MS, instructor,

Gwinnett Technical College

• Didactic Educator of the Year –

Cindy Mast,

CST, AA, program

director, Tarrant County College

Watch for more information about

these two dynamic women in the

next issue of Instructors News.

SAN DIEGO IN REVIEW

ALABAMA

Bevill State Community College, Sumiton

Calhoun Community College, Decatur

Faulkner State Community College, Bay Minette

Flowers Hospital, Dothan

Huntsville Hospital

Lurleen B. Wallace Community College, Opp

Southern Union State Community College, Opelika

Virginia College – Birmingham

Virginia College – Mobile

ARKANSAS

Arkansas State University – Newport

Baptist School of Surgical Technology, Little Rock

North Arkansas College, Harrison

Northwest Technical Institute, Springdale

South Arkansas Community College, El Dorado

Southeast Arkansas College, Pine Bluff

University of Arkansas – Fort Smith

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences,

North Little Rock

ARIZONA

East Valley Institute of Technology, Mesa

GateWay Community College, Phoenix

Mohave Community College, Lake Havasu City

Pima Community College, Tucson

CALIFORNIA

Career Networks Institute, Orange

Carrington College California – Citrus Heights

Carrington College California – San Jose

Concorde Career College – North Hollywood

Concorde Career College – San Bernardino

Concorde Career College – San Diego

Glendale Career College – Glendale

Miracosta Community College, Oceanside

Mount Diablo Adult Education Center, Concord

North-West College – Riverside

North-West College – West Covina

Premiere Career College, Irwindale

San Joaquin Valley College – Bakersfield

San Joaquin Valley College – Fresno

Simi Valley Career Institute

Skyline College, San Bruno

Southwestern Community College, Chula Vista

COLORADO

Aims Community College, Greeley

Concorde Career College – Aurora

Everest College – Thornton

CONNECTICUT

Albert I. Prince CTHSS, Hartford

Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing

Eli Whitney Vocational Technical School, Hamden

Manchester Community Technical College

DELAWARE

Delaware Technical Community College, Dover

FLORIDA

Cape Coral Institute of Technology

College of Central Florida – Ocala

Concorde Career College – Miramar

Concorde Career Institute – Jacksonville

Concorde Career Institute – Orlando

Concorde Career Institute – Tampa

Daytona State College, Daytona Beach

Eastern Florida State College, Cocoa

Florida State College at Jacksonville

Fortis College – Orange Park

Fortis Institute – Lauderdale Lakes

Gulf Coast State College, Panama City

Indian River State College, Port Saint Lucie

Keiser University – Clearwater

Lindsey Hopkins Education Center, Miami

Lorenzo Walker Institute of Technology, Naples

Manatee Technical Institute, Bradenton

Orlando Technical Educational Center

Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth

Pensacola State College

Pinellas Technical Education Center,

Saint Petersburg

Riveroak Technical College, Live Oak

Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville

Sheridan Technical College, Hollywood

Southeastern College – Palm Beach

Southeastern College – Miami Lakes, Hialeah

Southeastern College – Tampa

Suncoast Technical College, Sarasota

Tallahassee Community College

Traviss Career Center, Lakeland

Virginia College – Pensacola

GEORGIA

Albany Technical College

Athens Technical College

Atlanta Technical College

Augusta Technical College

Central Georgia Technical College, Macon

Chattahoochee Technical College, Marietta

Coastal Pines Technical College, Waycross

Columbus Technical College

Everest Institute – Marietta

Georgia Northwestern Technical College Walker

County Campus, Rock Spring

Gwinnett Technical College, Lawrenceville

Lanier Technical College, Oakwood

2016

Galaxy StarsGalaxy Stars

Congr atul a t i o ns t o all o f o ur G al a xy Stars and t o t h e g r an d prize w i nn e rs:

Dorothy Connolly, Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing, and Yvette Johnson,

Columb us St a te Commu ni ty Colle g e. M o re inf o rm a t io n a b o u t t h e G al a xy Pro-

gram is available at www.ast.or g/Educators/Galaxy_ Pro gr am.

Ogeechee Technical College, Statesboro

Savannah Technical College

Southern Crescent Technical College- Griffin

Southern Regional Technical College, Tifton

Virginia College – Augusta

Virginia College – Columbus

Virginia College – Savannah

West Georgia Technical College, Waco

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, Valdosta

HAWAII

Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu

IOWA

Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny

Iowa Lakes Community College, Spencer

Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs

Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids

Mercy College of Health Sciences, Des Moines

Scott Community College, Bettendorf

Western Iowa Tech Community College, Sioux City

IDAHO

College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls

College of Western Idaho at Boise State University

Eastern Idaho Technical College, Idaho Falls

ILLINOIS

College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn

College of Lake County, Grayslake

Elgin Community College

Illinois Central College, Peoria

John Wood Community College, Quincy

Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield

Malcolm X College, Chicago

Parkland College, Champaign

Prairie State College, Chicago Heights

Richland Community College, Decatur

Robert Morris College, Chicago

Rock Valley College, Rockford

Southern Illinois Collegiate Common Market, Herrin

Triton College, River Grove

Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove

INDIANA

Harrison College – Ft. Wayne Campus

Harrison College – Indianapolis East Campus

Indiana University Health, Indianapolis

Ivy Tech Community College - Columbus

Ivy Tech Community College - Evansville

Ivy Tech Community College - Indianapolis

Ivy Tech Community College – Kokomo

Ivy Tech Community College – Lafayette

Ivy Tech Community College – Muncie

Ivy Tech Community College – Terre Haute

Ivy Tech Community College – Valparaiso

National College – Indianapolis

University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne

Vincennes University

KANSAS

Hutchinson Community College

Neosho County Community College, Ottawa

Seward County Community College, Liberal

Washburn Institute of Technology, Topeka

Wichita Area Technical College

KENTUCKY

Ashland Community & Technical College

Bluegrass Community & Technical College,

Lexington

Hazard Community & Technical College

Jefferson Community & Technical College, Louisville

Madisonville Community College

National College – Florence

National College – Lexington

National College – Louisville

Owensboro Community & Technical College

Saint Catharine College

Somerset Community College

Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical

College, Bowling Green

Southeast Kentucky Community

& Technical College, Pineville

Spencerian College, Louisville

West Kentucky Community & Technical College,

Paducah

LOUISIANA

Baton Rouge Community College

Bossier Parish Community College

Career Technical College – Monroe

Delgado Community College, New Orleans

Fortis College - Baton Rouge

South Central Louisiana Technical College-

LaFourche, Thibodaux

South Louisiana Community College – Lafayette

Southern University at Shreveport

Virginia College – Baton Rouge

MASSACHUSETTS

Bunker Hill Community College, Chelsea

Massachusetts Bay Community College,

Framingham

McCann Technical School, North Adams

North Shore Community College, Danvers

Quincy College, Division of Natural

& Health Sciences

Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester

Springfield Technical Community College

MARYLAND

Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold

Baltimore City Community College

Chesapeake College, Wye Mills

Community College of Baltimore County

Fortis Institute – Woodlawn, Baltimore

Frederick Community College

Montgomery College, Rockville

MAINE

Eastern Maine Community College, Bangor

Maine Medical Center, South Portland

MICHIGAN

Baker College – Allen Park

Baker College – Cadillac

Baker College – Clinton Township

Baker College – Flint

Baker College – Jackson

Baker College – Muskegon

Delta College, University Center

Henry Ford College, Dearborn

Lansing Community College

Macomb Community College, Clinton Township

Northern Michigan University, Marquette

Oakland Community College – Southfield Campus

Wayne County Community College, Detroit

MINNESOTA

Anoka Technical College

Lake Superior College, Duluth

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester

Minnesota West Community & Technical College,

Luverne

Northland Community & Technical College,

East Grand Forks

Rasmussen College – Brooklyn Park, Minneapolis

Rasmussen College – Moorhead

Rasmussen College – Saint Cloud

Rochester Community & Technical College

Saint Cloud Technical College

MISSOURI

Columbia Public Schools –

Program of Surgical Technology

Hillyard Technical Center, Saint Joseph

Lincoln University of Missouri, Jefferson City

Metropolitan Community College – Penn Valley,

Kansas City

Ozarks Technical Community College, Springfield

Rolla Technical Center

Saint Louis Community College

South Central Career Center, West Plains

Southeast Missouri Hospital – College of Nursing

& Health Sciences, Cape Girardeau

MISSISSIPPI

East Central Community College, Decatur

Hinds Community College, Jackson

Holmes Community College, Grenada

Itawamba Community College, Tupelo

Meridian Community College

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Gulfport

Pearl River Community College, Hattiesburg

Virginia College – Biloxi

Virginia College – Jackson

MONTANA

Flathead Valley Community College, Kalispell

Great Falls College Montana State University

University of Montana, Missoula

NORTH CAROLINA

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences, Concord

Cape Fear Community College, Wilmington

Carolinas College of Health Sciences, Charlotte

Catawba Valley Community College, Hickory

Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte

Coastal Carolina Community College, Jacksonville

College of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City

Durham Technical Community College

Edgecombe Community College, Tarboro

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Foothills Surgical Technical Consortium – Cleveland

Community College, Shelby

Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown

Lenoir Community College, Kinston

Miller-Motte College – Cary

Miller-Motte College – Wilmington

Robeson Community College, Lumberton

Rockingham Community College, Wentworth

Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst

South College, Asheville

Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh

Wilson Technical Community College

NORTH DAKOTA

Bismarck State College

NEBRASKA

Nebraska Methodist College, Omaha

Southeast Community College, Lincoln

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Concord Hospital, Concord

Great Bay Community College, Portsmouth

NEW JERSEY

Atlantic Cape Community College, Atlantic City

Bergen Community College, Paramus

Berkeley College, Clifton

Eastwick College, Ramsey

Sussex County Community College, Newton

NEW MEXICO

Brown Mackie College – Albuquerque

Central New Mexico Community College,

Albuquerque

San Juan College, Farmington

NEVADA

College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas

Nevada Career Institute, Las Vegas

NEW YORK

Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, New York

Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing, Geneva

Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn

Long Island University, Brooklyn

Nassau Community College, Garden City

Niagara County Community College, Sanborn

NYU Langone Hospitals Center, New York

Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

Swedish Institute, New York

Trocaire College, Buffalo

Ulster County BOCES, Port Ewen

Western Suffolk BOCES – Dix Hills, Northport

OHIO

Buckeye Hills Career Center, Rio Grande

Central Ohio Technical College, Newark

Choffin Career & Technical Center, Youngstown

Cincinnati State Technical & Community College

Collins Career Center, Chesapeake

Columbus State Community College

Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland

EHOVE School of Surgical Technology, Milan

Fortis College – Columbus, Westerville

Lakeland Community College, Kirtland

Lorain County Community College, Elyria

Miami-Jacobs Career College, Dayton

National College – Cincinnati

National College – Kettering

National College – Stow

National College – Youngstown

Owens State Community College, Toledo

Scioto County Joint Vocational School, Lucasville

Sinclair Community College, Dayton

University of Akron

University of Cincinnati – Clermont College, Batavia

Washington County Career Center, Marietta

OKLAHOMA

Autry Technology Center, Enid

Brown Mackie College – Tulsa

Canadian Valley Technology Center, Chickasha

Central Technology Center, Drumright

Cherokee Nation WW Hastings Hospital, Tahlequah

Community Care College, Tulsa

Great Plains Technology Center, Lawton

Indian Capital Technology Center -

Muskogee Campus, Stilwell

Metro Technology Centers, Oklahoma City

Moore Norman Technology Center

Platt College – Oklahoma City

Tulsa Technology Center

Wes Watkins Technology Center, Wetumka

OREGON

Concorde Career Institute – Portland

Mount Hood Community College, Gresham

PENNSYLVANIA

Community College of Allegheny County –

Boyce Campus, Monroeville

Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital, Johnstown

Delaware County Community College, Media

Great Lakes Institute of Technology, Erie

Harrisburg Area Community College

Lackawanna College, Towanda

Luzerne County Community College, Nanticoke

McCann School of Business & Technology –

Allentown

McCann School of Business & Technology – Carlisle

McCann School of Business & Technology – Hazelton

McCann School of Business & Technology – Sunbury

Montgomery County Community College, Pottstown

Mount Aloysius College, Cresson

Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, Lancaster

Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport

Pittsburgh Technical Institute, Oakdale

Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences

Saint Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem

RHODE ISLAND

New England Institute of Technology,

East Greenwich

SOUTH CAROLINA

Aiken Technical College

Central Carolina Technical College, Sumter

Florence-Darlington Technical College

Greenville Technical College

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Midlands Technical College, West Columbia

Miller-Motte Technical College - Charleston

Piedmont Technical College, Greenwood

Spartanburg Community College

Technical College of the Lowcountry, Beaufort

Tri-County Technical College, Pendleton

Virginia College – Charleston

Virginia College – Columbia

Virginia College – Greenville

York Technical College, Rock Hill

SOUTH DAKOTA

Presentation College, Aberdeen

Southeast Technical Institute, Sioux Falls

Western Dakota Technical Institute, Rapid City

TENNESSEE

Chattanooga State Technical Community College

Concorde Career College - Memphis

Fortis College – Cookeville

Fortis Institute – Nashville

Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting, Joelton

Miller-Motte Technical College – Chattanooga

Miller-Motte Technical College – Clarksville

Nashville State Community College

Northeast State Technical Community College,

Blountville