-: So all you need is the surgical technology degree
from WCTC, and I happen to also to have a four-year degree
from University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
in healthcare administration.
But if you come right out of high school,
which I originally had looked
at this program when I was 17,
it ends up being a four-year program,
because there's just so much science
that you have to get all those pre-recs
and your chemistry and biology and all that as well.
But other than that, you don't need any other
biology degree or sociology degree or whatever,
just surgical tech.
We have had people come and shadow before,
whether it's nursing, or radiology, or surgical tech.
And then you just make that contact with
the staff at the hospital that you think
you wanna shadow at, and then you can shadow for a day.
But I would say if you are someone coming out of high school
to make sure you do kind of find your niche
and try different things,
be in a few clubs just to get those soft skills
and learn communication styles.
Everybody's different and sometimes,
"Blah, blah, blah" talking to somebody works,
and sometimes that's too much for somebody
and they just want a sentence.
So it's just learning the different communication styles
and people and personalities.
Clubs are good for that.