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Acting Director/Clinical Coordinator, Eastwick College, Ramsey, New Jersey Formerly, Senior Associate to the Chief Medical Officer, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Great Neck, New York and Surgical Technologist, Syosset and Oceanside, New York
SECTION I. THE PROFESSION Chapter 1. The Role of a Surgical Technologist Chapter 2. General Patient Care and Safety Utilizing Aseptic Technique Chapter 3. Equipment, Supplies, Instrumentation and Sterilization Methods SECTION II. THE SCIENCES Chapter 4. Microbiology, Wound Healing and the Process of Infection Chapter 5. Pharmacology and Anesthesia SECTION III. BASIC SURGICAL SERVICES and their PROCEDURES Chapter 6. General Surgery Chapter 7. Obstetrical and Gynecologic Surgery Chapter 8. Genitourinary Surgery Chapter 9. Minimally Invasive Surgery Chapter 10. Otorhinolaryngology Surgery Chapter 11. Orthopedic Surgery SECTION IV. ADVANCED SURGICAL SERVICES and their PROCEDURES Chapter 12. Ophthalmic Surgery Chapter 13. Plastic Surgery and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Chapter 14. Vascular Surgery Chapter 15. Cardiothoracic Surgery Chapter 16. Neurosurgery
