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Educators! Join us for AST's premiere educator event occuring February 12-13, 2021. From the classroom to clinicals, learn from your peers and experts in the field on all the issues that matter most. Then join in the popular round-table discussion of Conversations of Eight as you network with new and old friends alike.

PA Governor Signs Patient Safety Bill Into Law

On October 29, 2020, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed into law a bill that continues to push patient safety to the forefront while recognizing the crucial role surgical technologists play in ensuring quality care.

10 Free CEs
for All AST Members

We realize the impact COVID-19 has had on many of you, which is why AST is giving its members
10 free CEs through the end of the year. Just click on the Earn CE Now button or sign into your
member dashboard to get started.

AST & the NBSTSA Partner to Waive Certification Renewal Fees

AST recognizes the physical, emotional and financial hardships surgical technologists and surgical assistants are facing during the COVID-19 crisis. CSTs and CSFAs are performing surgical procedures on potentially infectious patients, serving on the front lines as PPE specialists, conducting COVID testing, and being assigned jobs outside their normal duties. Despite the hardships, maintaining the CST and CSFA credential is important, which is why AST has partnered with the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) to jointly underwrite the $25 renewal fee for all CSTs and CSFAs whose certification renewal dates fall between March 15 and December 31, 2020.*

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EDUCATORS

Get the details about the educators conference, and find tools, resources and more to help you in the classroom.

STATE ASSEMBLIES

Find everything you need about your state assembly including each SAs website, policies, bylaws and more.

Join us as we enhance our profession
in order to ensure quality surgical patient care

The Association of Surgical Technologists (AST) was established in 1969 with the mission of ensuring quality patient care.

Today, AST is proud to acknowledge more than 40,000 members and represents the interests of more than 80,000 practitioners nationwide. AST actively promotes education for the profession; legislatively advocates for practitioner recognition; supports state-level constituent organizations; and has committed to students as the future of the profession.

As the oldest and most widely recognized professional organizations for surgical technologists, AST's primary purpose is to ensure that surgical technologists possess the knowledge and skill sets to administer the highest quality of care for every patient. Aeger primo!

EC Registration
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PA Governor Signs Patient Safety Bill Into Law

10 Free CEs
for All AST Members

AST & the NBSTSA Partner to Waive Certification Renewal Fees

MEMBERS

EDUCATORS

STATE ASSEMBLIES

PUBLIC POLICY

Join us as we enhance our profession
in order to ensure quality surgical patient care

OUR PARTNERS AND SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS:

EC Registration Now Open

PA Governor Signs Patient Safety Bill Into Law

10 Free CEs for All AST Members

AST & the NBSTSA Partner to Waive Certification Renewal Fees

MEMBERS

EDUCATORS

STATE ASSEMBLIES

PUBLIC POLICY

Join us as we enhance our profession in order to ensure quality surgical patient care

OUR PARTNERS AND SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS:

EC Registration
Now Open

10 Free CEs
for All AST Members

Join us as we enhance our profession
in order to ensure quality surgical patient care