Mikeie Reiland is a staff writer for Education at Forbes Advisor. Before coming to Forbes Advisor, he wrote magazine journalism for publications like the Oxford American, Bitter Southerner, and Gravy.

MUSKEGON, Mich. — Muskegon Community College will “soft launch” its surgical tech program on Monday, May 16, when it becomes the first healthcare associate degree registered apprenticeship in the ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The SOWELA Surgical Technology program is working to help meet a rapidly growing demand for surgical assistants. We spoke with the director of the program, Amy Broussard, ...

The program was created to address a national shortage of surgical technologists, driven by an aging population and a decline in accredited programs.

A surgical technologist is a health professional who prepares an operating room (OR) before surgery. They’re a crucial part of a surgical care team, working alongside the surgeon, the surgeon’s ...

Surgical technologists have a keen attention to detail. Responsible for preparing operating rooms, strategically arranging equipment and assisting during procedures, surgeries — which account for at ...

Up to 5% of people who have surgery can develop an infection — which can prolong healing and lead to dangerous complications, studies have shown. Additionally, chronic wounds affect around 6.5 million ...