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By Rob Blackston, M.Ed., CST, CSFA, FAST The surgical [...]

Clinical Nurse Educator Renegade (Ren) Scott-Feagle, MSN/Ed, BSHS/M, RN, [...]

Our golden anniversary year is coming to an end, [...]

By Jerad Claytor, MSHE, CST From the exciting Hands-On [...]

By Ron Kruzel, MA, CAE, CST, FAST, ARC/STSA Executive [...]

By ARC/STSA Accreditation Team As you celebrate the success [...]

By Amy Broussard, AAS, CHL, CSFA, CRCST, CST, FAST, [...]

The ARC/STSA is honored to join the Association of Surgical [...]

ARC/STSA is proud to celebrate our golden anniversary this year [...]

By Ron Kruzel, MA, CAE, CST, ARC/STSA Executive Director [...]

Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting, established in 1999, is currently the only accredited surgical assisting program incorporating a porcine live-tissue training lab for students pursuing a career as a surgical first assistant. Originally located in Joelton, Tennessee, the facility moved to Nashville in 2010 to allow more students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a laboratory setting.

Despite the cooling weather, it is heating up at the ARC/STSA! Busy is an understatement; many projects are underway and yet there’s so little time … I bet that sounds familiar to you all. With that said and time so precious, let me get right to the latest ARC/STSA updates.

With summer coming to a close, I hope that you all were able to take some well-deserved time off to relax and recharge. This year is rushing by at a frantic pace, and there is much to update you on from the world of accreditation.

ARC/STSA is proud to announce the launch of the EdAccred website (Edaccred.org), with resources designed to support surgical technology and surgical assisting educators.

Graduation for the class of 2021 (and 2020) presented many programs with a challenge: How should graduation ceremonies balance safety and celebration? We asked surgical technology and surgical assisting educators how their institutions approached the situation and were wowed by their dedication and creativity. Take a look in this round up of stories from across the country.