Oct 6, 2026 · 27 min · 11 segments
What really happens inside an operating room and what does a scrub tech actually do? Dr. Caleb Davis sits down with former surgical technologist and surgical first assistant **Courtney Hartman** for…
I don't know how many they'll accept depending on the program, but they may have spots depending on clinical opportunities.
So if you have a lot of hospitals in your area, they may take 12 every year.
If it's a small community hospital, they may only have space for two or three.
Well, I know there are some on-the-job training programs that are happening across the country because, like you said, there is a very large shortage.
I think it's important to be trained as opposed to Susie from the coffee shop last week who can wash her hands really well and put on a gown and gloves and now hold a retractor.
But there's knowledge and power in the education of, well, how is this retractor designed to be used? And what anatomy is underneath the retractor? Am I pushing on something that is going to cause damage to the patient? So I think, yes, there is a shortage, but I think it's very, very important to be educated properly.
I've met those people too, unfortunately, who just think whatever they're doing is not that big of a deal.
I don't know how many they'll accept depending on the program, but they may have spots depending on clinical opportunities.
So if you have a lot of hospitals in your area, they may take 12 every year.
If it's a small community hospital, they may only have space for two or three.
Well, I know there are some on-the-job training programs that are happening across the country because, like you said, there is a very large shortage.
I think it's important to be trained as opposed to Susie from the coffee shop last week who can wash her hands really well and put on a gown and gloves and now hold a retractor.
But there's knowledge and power in the education of, well, how is this retractor designed to be used? And what anatomy is underneath the retractor? Am I pushing on something that is going to cause damage to the patient? So I think, yes, there is a shortage, but I think it's very, very important to be educated properly.
I've met those people too, unfortunately, who just think whatever they're doing is not that big of a deal.
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