The state of Texas requires pharmacy technicians to be registered in order to practice in the state. Passage of the PTCB certification exam is required for state licensure. State licensure/registration and/or PTCB certification may be required to practice in other states. SBC does not control state licensure/registration requirements, and cannot guarantee that graduates will be eligible to work as pharmacy technicians in Texas or any other state, at all or at any specific time, regardless of their eligibility status upon enrollment.
CERTIFICATE
37.5 Semester Credits 900 Clock Hours
Program Length
Day Program ScheduleThe day schedule will consist of classes that will typically meet four days a week for six hours daily for 30 weeks. Following this portion of the program, students complete a 180 clock hour externship. Normal completion time is 35 weeks excluding vacation periods and holidays.
Evening Program Schedule
The evening schedule will consist of classes that will typically meet four days a week for four hours a day for 45 weeks. Following this portion of the program, students complete a 180 clock hour’s externship. Normal completion time is 50 weeks excluding vacation periods and holidays.
Program Objective
The Pharmacy Technician program at Sanford-Brown College provides students with the technical and practical training necessary for work as an entry-level assistant to a licensed pharmacist. Students will study pharmacy computing, medication preparation, inventory and billing, and quarterly customer service care. The program seeks to prepare students to work under the supervision of a licensed Pharmacist in the preparation and dispensing of medications; maintaining patient records;
setting up, packaging, and labeling routine orders from stock supplies;
and mixing drugs with parenteral fluids. The core curriculum is structured to include a lecture component, a laboratory component, and a clinical component. The final externship portion of the curriculum consists of supervised experiences in a clinical environment, which requires competencies, logs, and evaluations completed by the student. At the conclusion of the program, graduates who have diligently attended
PROGRAM OUTLINE
COURSE # COURSE TITLE LECTURE HOURS LAB HOURS EXTERNSHIP HOURS CLOCK HOURS SEMESTER HOURS
ALH106 Medical Law and Ethics 40 0 0 40 2.5
ALH111 Healthcare Computer Applications 20 20 0 40 1.5
ALH122 Medical Terminology – All Body Systems 40 0 0 40 2.5
ALH186 Career Success 40 0 0 40 2.5
CS102 Student Success 40 0 0 40 2.5
PT103 Pharmacology Math and Dosage Calculation 20 20 0 40 1.5
PT121 Introduction to Pharmacy 20 20 0 40 1.5
PT123 Pharmacy Practice 20 20 0 40 1.5
PT126 Contemporary Pharmaceutical Issues 40 40 0 80 3.5
PT131 Medication Management 40 40 0 80 3.5
PT136 Pharmacy Techniques 40 40 0 80 3.5
PT141 Pharmacy Operations 40 40 0 80 3.5
PT146 Sterile Compounds, Parenterals, and IV Admixtures 40 40 0 80 3.5
PT196 Pharmacy Technician Externship 0 0 180 180 4.0
TOTAL REQUIRED TO GRADUATE 440 280 180 900 37.5
A complete description of the lecture, lab, and externship hours for each course is provided in the Course Descriptions section of this catalog.
Surgical
Technology
seek entry-level employment as surgical technologists in surgical in-patient and out-in-patient departments within various healthcare facilities.
Accreditation/Certification Information Disclosure
The Surgical Technology program at SBC is programmatically accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) Therefore, graduates of the program are eligible for and encouraged to take the certification exam offered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA), formerly the Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical Technologist (LCC-ST). This credential is a nationally recognized certification that could enhance employment opportunities or income potential and is required for employment in the State of Texas. Only graduates of surgical technology programs accredited by ABHES and/or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) are eligible to take this exam at this time. However, certification requirements for taking and passing this examination are not controlled by SBC but by outside agencies and are subject to change by the agency without notice. Therefore, SBC cannot guarantee that graduates will be eligible to take this certification exam, at all or at any specific time, regardless of their eligibility status upon enrollment.
State Licensure/Registration Information
As of September 2009, to be employed as a surgical technologist in Texas, you must graduate from an accredited program and hold and maintain appropriate certification. The Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification is obtained by graduating from a CAAHEP and/
or ABHES-accredited program and passing the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) Certified Surgical Technologist certification exam. There is a six-month grace period during which a recent graduate of an accredited surgical technology program may practice surgical technology. Certification may be obtained through a program approved by the law, such as the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting, or approved by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
CERTIFICATE
43.5 Semester Credits 1200 Clock Hours
Program Length
Day Program ScheduleThe on-campus portion of the day program (30 weeks) consists of classes that meet four days each week for five hours daily. In the last 30 weeks of the program, the students are required to extern for a minimum of 20 hours per week. Normal completion time for the entire program is 60 weeks excluding vacation periods and holidays.
Program Objective
The Surgical Technology program at Sanford-Brown College is designed to provide students with the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains necessary for employment as an entry level surgical technologist. The AST Core Curriculum 5th Edition was used as a guideline to facilitate the formation of the surgical technology program curriculum, which includes an on-campus lecture component, an on-campus laboratory component, and an off-campus integrated clinical component. The curriculum is designed to provide instruction in anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, surgical pharmacology and microbiology, surgical procedures, aseptic technique, surgical instrumentation, and medical legal components of the practice of surgical technology. Students are also taught necessary skill sets, such as critical thinking under pressure, case preparation and management, and anticipation of patient needs and safety. The final externship portion of the curriculum is structured to include supervised experiences in the clinical environment that require competencies, logs, and evaluations completed by the student. At the conclusion of the program, graduates who have diligently attended class and their externship, studied, and practiced their skills should have the skills to
PROGRAM OUTLINE
COURSE # COURSE TITLE LECTURE HOURS LAB HOURS EXTERNSHIP HOURS CLOCK HOURS SEMESTER HOURS
AP100 Human Anatomy, Physiology and Medical
Terminology 180 20 0 200 12.5
ST100 Foundations of Surgical Technology 100 100 0 200 9.5
ST150 Surgical Procedures 100 100 0 200 9.5
ST200A Clinical Externship Term I 0 0 200 200 4.0
ST200B Clinical Externship Term II 0 0 200 200 4.0
ST200C Clinical Externship Term III 0 0 200 200 4.0
TOTAL REQUIRED TO GRADUATE 380 220 600 1200 43.5
A complete description of the lecture, lab, and externship hours for each course is provided in the Course Descriptions section of this catalog.