Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting
Overview
At a Glance
School type
Private, for-profit, 2-year
School Size & Setting
Large | Urban
Students-to-Faculty Ratio
134:1
Religious affliation
Not applicable
General Information
Address
Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting
1507 County Hospital Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37218
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www.meridian-institute.edu/Mission Statement
'It is our sincere goal and desire to train and graduate the highest quality assistants in the country. Meridian achieves this goal by implementing only programs that are of the highest standards and adhere to published surgical assisting education guidelines. Meridian graduates are thoroughly trained in all surgical disciplines, thus providing the ability for comprehensive surgical interventions leading to the best care available for all patients'
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Academics
Most Popular Undergraduate majors
- Surgical Technology/Technologist
Undergraduate Majors X
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HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS
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Surgical Technology/Technologist
- A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians and surgical nurses, to maintain, monitor, and enforce the sterile field and adherence to aseptic technique by preoperative, surgical team, and postoperative personnel. Includes instruction in instrument and equipment sterilization and handling, surgical supplies management, wound exposure and closure, surgical computer and robot operation and monitoring, maintenance of hemostasis, and patient and team scrubbing. See other colleges that offer this major
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Admissions
Application Fee
Undergraduate
$0Graduate
No informationStudent Life
Student Demographics
Female Students
79%Male Students
21%Student Ethnicities
- Caucasian69.15%
- Hispanic/Latino14.03%
- Black10.87%
- Two Or More Ethnicities5.95%
Student body breakdown
Total students enrolled
1,210
Undergraduate students
1,210
Full Time Students
96%Part Time Students
4%Student services
- Meal plan
- Counseling services
- Remedial services
- Work-study
- Placement services
- Study abroad
- Weekend/evening classes
- On-campus day care for student's children