Eligibility: Allied Health Professionals

Allied Health Professionals with proof of competencies, clinical judgment, professional behaviors and clinical experience in the surgical scrubbing role. Candidates must be 18 years or older and have graduated from high school/GED. A background check, drug and/or alcohol test and an exclusions check may be required by a facility affiliation agreement. Any negative results may impede the ability to complete the clinical portion of the program and obtain gainful employment.

Students are responsible for securing one or more clinical facilities to complete their clinical internship that provide the required clinical cases and specialties. Facilities that students will be completing their supervised clinical internship must have appropriate JCAHO, state and/or federal approval/certification.

Must be submitted with enrollment application:

• One of the following: Certificate of Completion or transcripts of successful completion of a surgical technology program OR RN/LPN/PA license OR transcripts of successful completion of college level basic science instruction listed below (see Transfer of Credit policy) co-requisite basic science courses may be taken though RASA).

• Microbiology for Surgery (available through RASA)
• Pharmacology for Surgery (available through RASA)
• Medical Terminology (available through RASA)
• Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology (available through RASA)

• Two Letters of Recommendation outlining experience and verifying of a working knowledge of operating room fundamentals, including scrubbing.
• Provide proof of CPR (must be AHA) and maintain throughout the entire program.
• Copy of Driver’s License or State-issued identification, with identifiable picture.
• Colorado students must provide proof of registration with Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) prior to their supervised clinical internship (Module 3) – waived for active military, although note that DORA is required for practicing outside miliary facilities. This can be a lengthy process which requires a background check, so students are encouraged to begin and/or complete the process prior to applying to the program. Refund policy will not be altered for denied registration from DORA.

Must be submitted prior to being cleared to begin the supervised clinical internship:

• Students must provide acceptable health and immunization records, documenting positive titers, immunization or declination of MMR, varicella, Tdap and hepatitis B, influenza, PPD/TB assessment, unless waived by facility (template available on the RASAeCampus.com website).
• Malpractice insurance, specifically listing you in the “student surgical assistant” or “surgical assistant” role. Must be “occurrence-based”. Limits of liability must be a minimum of 1 million/3 million.