Medical Surgical Technology
![Belleville Campus Quad in Fall](https://www.swic.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/SWIC-BellevilleCampus-Fall2019-38-edited.jpg)
Be the Backbone of the Surgery
The SWIC Medical Surgical Technology program prepares students to gain theoretical knowledge and develop skills necessary to become a certified medical surgical technologist. Surgical technologists prepare surgical supplies and equipment, maintain aseptic and sterile conditions and assist the surgical team in peri-operative settings.
Surgical technologists can gain employment in hospital, outpatient, and/or privately owned surgical departments along with organ procurement centers and central supply processing units.
Contact Us
Tamara Santarelli
(618) 235-2700, ext. 7326
![Students walking into the Liberal Arts building on the Belleville campus.](https://www.swic.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Campus-20190605-Belleville-0865.jpg)
Curriculum
First Year
Total Semester Credits: | 14 | |
Spring Semester | ||
Course Number | Course Description | Credits |
This semester you will learn the basics of medical terminology, introduction to biology and body chemistry, how to research and write a convincing essay, professionalism, concepts of death, teamwork, how to manage a facility, and sterile techniques. |
||
HRO 100 |
Medical Terminology |
1 |
BIOL 105 |
Human Biology |
4 |
ENG 101 |
Rhetoric & Composition I |
3 |
MST 100 |
Ethical & Moral Concepts |
1 |
MST 102 |
Healthcare Facility Management |
3 |
MST 104 |
Sterile Processing Fundamentals |
2 |
Total Semester Credits: | 8 | |
Summer Semester | ||
Course Number | Course Description | Credits |
This semester you will learn emergency first aid, how to create speeches, and the basics of human social behavior. |
||
HES 152 | First Aid – Medical Self Help | 2 |
COMM 151 |
Fundamentals of Public Speaking |
3 |
SOC 153 |
Introductory Sociology |
3 |
Total Semester Credits: | 13 | |
Fall Semester | ||
Course Number | Course Description | Credits |
This semester you will learn the anatomy and relationships of microbes, how to safely use surgical tools, and how to prepare both the space and a patient for surgery. |
||
BIOL 250 |
Microbiology |
4 |
MST 106 |
Surgical Technology |
4 |
MST 108 |
Pre-operative Case Management |
5 |
Second Year
Total Semester Credits: | 12 | |
Spring Semester | ||
Course Number | Course Description | Credits |
This semester you will learn dosage and affects of surgical drugs, how to operate during a surgery, and hands on practice. |
||
MST 200 | Perioperative Pharmacology | 3 |
MST 202 |
Intra-operative Case Management |
5 |
MST 204 |
Clinical Internship I |
4 |
Total Semester Credits: | 13 | |
TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS: | 60 | |
Fall Semester | ||
Course Number | Course Description | Credits |
This semester you will learn how to operate a post surgery environment, specialty procedures, and hands on experience. |
||
MST 206 | Post-operative Case Management | 5 |
MST 208 |
Specialty Surgical Procedures |
2 |
MST 210 |
Clinical Internship II |
6 |
Prerequisites may be required for some courses.
Refer to the Online Course Catalog or Class Search link in eSTORM for a full course description.
Get Started
What would you like to learn more about?
![Southwestern Illinois College medical lab technician students work on a practical lab exercise.](https://www.swic.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Southwestern-Illinois-College-Medical-Lab-Technican-20200319-1.jpg)
Medical Laboratory Technology
![Southwestern Illinois College Health Sciences Paramedic EMT](https://www.swic.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/paramedic-EMT.jpg)
Paramedicine
![BACON GOOD](https://www.swic.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Math-Science-Pre-Medicine-DSC0035.jpg)