About the Author
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I started my career in the operating room as a student of the San Joaquin Valley College Surgical Technology program in Fresno, CA in 2005. Upon receiving my Associate of Science degree in Surgical Technology, I relocated to the Boise, ID area where I accepted my first full-time position as a Certified Surgical Technologist. It was a great and eye-opening experience. I was able to work in a wide variety of surgical specialties from general surgery, to ENT, to neuro-spine. It wasn't long before I found my niche in orthopedics. I also had the privilege of serving as an infection control board member and was given the opportunity to assist in the planning and renovation of our facility's perioperative services and sterile processing departments. I decided early on to continue my education and work my way up to first assistant because I was fascinated with the profession and with the opportunities that were available with that type of training. I enrolled in the Surgical First Assistant program at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting and graduated in mid 2008. Within weeks of graduation I took a position with a private surgical practice in the greater Boise area and specialized in orthopedics and spine. While working as an assistant, I realized that I still wasn't done with my education and returned to school full-time while continuing my first assistant career. I graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Technology degree from Boise State University in 2009. After graduation, I relocated to the Fresno, CA area to pursue a career teaching surgical technology at my alma mater, San Joaquin Valley College. Currently, I am working on my Master's in Education - Curriculum and Instruction at California State University, Fresno. |
