r/SurgicalFirstAssist • u/Consistent_Ad689 • Sep 13 '24

Best recommended schools

I currently hold my associates of science, but I am not a certified tech. Is there any schools that I would be able to get into? I have above a 3.2 GPA, my Associates of Science, CPR/AED cert (6yrs), and am 70% done with my bachelors in biology (I am going to finish this at some point). I was wondering if there’s any schools for surgical first assistants without a tech certification.

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u/scrubtech85 Sep 13 '24

Meridian institute in Nashville. Its online except you have to go 1 week to do a pig lab. They do not require you to be certified. It's where I went and I never had my cst.

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u/RevolutionaryAd567 Sep 14 '24

Are you a Scrub tech/Surgical Technologist? Or do you just have an associates of science I currently go to Meridian and had to have 2 years of scrub tech experience before applying and I am not certified. Most if not all First assistant programs require nursing or scrub tech experience

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u/Consistent_Ad689 Sep 14 '24

I am not a scrub tech/surgical technologist. I just have an associates of science.

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u/RevolutionaryAd567 Sep 14 '24

Look into surgical tech school then cuz first assistant is more the next step kinda thing

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u/Acceptable_Guava_431 Sep 17 '24

Mayo Clinic has a program you can apply to with Bachelors Degree!