Slideshow: Surgical technology students scrub in for mock surgery

by Jordana Newman | January 24, 2023

Students in the surgical technology program are mastering their skills from UAA's Surgical Technology program director Nicole Clementi. Clementi says she chose a career in healthcare and more specifically surgical technology because she wanted to be directly involved in patient care where she could have an impact and make a difference in someone’s life.

"As the program director, I am still able to continue to give back but now I can translate all my skills and knowledge onto the future surgical technologists here at UAA and throughout the state," says Clementi. "The surgical technology program is so much more than showing up and taking classes. It’s a culture of family, teamwork, commitment, dedication, and a promise that you will be the most prepared and efficient surgical technologist upon completion of the program."

The students practice many skills during the program. ⁠See the photos below:

Surgical technology program director Nicole Clementi teaches SURG A160 Fundamentals of Surgical Technology in UAA's Social Sciences Building. (Photo by James Evans/University of Alaska Anchorage)
Sterile set on mayo stand for a mock bowel case with abdominal retractors and bowel stapler. (Photo by James Evans/University of Alaska Anchorage)
Surgical technology student Jessica Moore scrubs in for a simulated surgery. (Photo by James Evans/University of Alaska Anchorage)
Surgical technology student Jessica Moore donning and adjusting sterile gloves. (Photo by James Evans/University of Alaska Anchorage)
Laparoscopic set-up on a mayo stand with mock sterile surgical field. (Photo by James Evans/University of Alaska Anchorage)
Surgical technology students Amber Sluss, Cheyenne Marshall, Sarah Fiedler and Program Director Nicole Clementi review instruments on the mayo stand during a mock surgery in lab. (Photo by James Evans/University of Alaska Anchorage)
Surgical technology student Sarah Fiedler learns how to use a bowel stapler during a mock surgery in lab. (Photo by James Evans/University of Alaska Anchorage)
Surgical technology students Kristan Plucker and Jessica Moore use laparoscopic instruments during mock surgery in lab. (Photo by James Evans/University of Alaska Anchorage)
Surgical technology student Jessica Moore counting sutures with Program Director Nicole Clementi during a mock surgery in lab. (Photo by James Evans/University of Alaska Anchorage)
Surgical technology student loading a suture onto a needle driver to be used in surgery. (Photo by James Evans/University of Alaska Anchorage)
Surgical technology student holding a needle driver with suture loaded and forceps. (Photo by James Evans/University of Alaska Anchorage)
Surgical technology student Cheyenne Marshall reaching for forceps to be used during a mock surgery in lab. (Photo by James Evans/University of Alaska Anchorage)