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Surgical Technology
Description of Associate in Applied Science in Surgical Technology offered by Central Piedmont Community College
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Possible job titles for graduates
- Surgical Technologist
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
- Surgical Technician
- Operating Room Technician
Necessary abilities and qualities
- Attention to detail
- Oral comprehension
- Dependability
- Assisting and caring for others
- Problem sensitivity
- Stress tolerance
- Arm-hand steadiness
- Self control
Occupational and professional information resources
- O*Net on Surgical Technologists
- Surgical Technologists, Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Association of Surgical Technologists (AST)
- Watch a video about surgical technologists
- Information on becoming a CST
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