Anesthesia Technology, A.A.A.S.

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Academic Plan Code: 377

Anesthesiology Technologists play a vital role in healthcare by providing support to Anesthesiologists by ordering, preparing, and setting up equipment for procedures. Anesthesiology Technologists calibrate and perform preventative maintenance on anesthesia machines and equipment.

The curriculum includes selected science courses, which provide the basis for in-depth consideration of both theory and clinical application of principles utilized in Anesthesia Technology. Basic courses in the theoretical aspects of Anesthesia Technology encompass lecture, clinical, and on-line instruction. Throughout the program, students are provided with hands-on experience in cooperation with various hospitals, under the direction of the Program Director, program faculty, teaching clinician and clinical preceptors.

General Education

Select a minimum of 15 credit hours of course work from the General Education Course list. Course work must be selected as directed from the areas below.

English Composition and Communication

EN 101 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3
Select one (1) course from the list below:
EN 102 - English Composition II Credit Hours: 3
COM 131 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
COM 135 - Interpersonal Communication Credit Hours: 3

Humanities

PL 206 - Biomedical Ethics Credit Hours: 3
Humanities General Education - Elective Credit Hours: varies by course
OR COM235-Gender and Communicaitons (not offered online at this time). Credits / Units: 3

Social Sciences

PY 201 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SO 251 - Principles of Sociology Credit Hours: 3

Natural Science and Mathematics

BI 121 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hours: 4
CHM 100 - Basic Chemistry Credit Hours: 3

General Education Total Credit Hours

15 (minimum)

Program Courses

ANE 200 - Introduction to Anesthesia Technology Credit Hours: 3
ANE 210 - Fundamentals of Anesthesia Technology I Credit Hours: 3
ANE 215 - Equipment and Instruments in Anesthesia Technology Credit Hours: 3
ANE 230 - Anesthesia Technology Procedures and Pathophysiology Credit Hours: 3
ANE 241 - Anesthesia Technology Pharmacology Credit Hours: 3
ANE 245 - Anesthesia Technology Seminar and Certification Preparation Credit Hours: 4
ANE 260 - Anesthesia Technology Clinical I Credit Hours: 3
ANE 261 - Anesthesia Technology Clinical II Credit Hours: 4
ANE 262 - Anesthesia Technology Clinical III Credit Hours: 4
BI 122 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credit Hours: 4
GH 110 - Medical Terminology I Credit Hours: 2

Total Credits

61 (min)

Program Note

Life Science courses BI 117 or BI 121 and BI 122 must have been completed and passed with a C or better within seven years of starting the Anesthesia Technology Program at GRCC (This includes Life Science courses that are transferred in from other institutions regardless of the date in which they are transferred).