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Staff Profile:
Robert Prince, CST
 As
Enrollment Consultant
for NIFA's SA250
Surgical First Assistant
program,
Robert Prince, CST,
is at your service.
"I'm here to provide
support and guidance for
surgical techs to take
whatever is the next
logical step to advance
their surgical tech
career," he says.
"I will guide you
through the enrollment
process for NIFA's
program and
answer questions about
NIFA's training and SA
careers in general--for
example, being on staff
at a medical center
versus working privately
in your own Surgical
Assistant practice."
Robert is a Nationally
Board Certified Surgical
Technologist who
graduated from the U.S.
Air Force School of
Healthcare Sciences with
honors and holds
certificates in Surgical
Technology and Mental
Health. He received
awards and recognition
as a certified surgical
technologist during the
Gulf War, is certified
in cardiac life support
for healthcare
providers, and has been
a team leader and
trainer of OR personnel
in civilian and
government hospitals. He
has also worked in
surgical/medical device
and implant sales and
marketing, as a clinical
spine specialist, and as
a full-time surgical
technology instructor.
Along the way, he
decided he wanted to
write a book about how
to become successful in
surgical technology.
"About five years into
my surgical tech career,
I started writing a book
in my head," he says.
"It stayed in my head
for about 10 years and
finally, during a
hurricane season in '04
(I live in Florida) I
was sitting here--no
power, no electricity,
nothing. I grabbed the
notes I kept over the
years, a couple of
yellow pads and started
writing. After I wrote
the book, I started
marketing it and decided
to build a website
around my book. I
ultimately created
www.SurgicalTechSuccess.com."
Today that website
offers more than 100
pages of information for
surgical techs, and it's
growing all the time.
You can order Robert's
book,
the Surgical Tech
Success Handbook,
learn about surgical
tech jobs,
certifications and
careers--even order
scrubs and supplies
directly from the
website. You can also
sign up for a weekly
e-newsletter full of
surgical tech success
tips.
These days, in addition
to running the website,
Robert is a Surgical
Tech Entrepreneur,
actively working as a
student consultant for
NIFA and as a freelance
consultant writing
surgical tech school
curriculum. He also is a
spinal implant
consultant and trainer
and has occasional
speaking engagements.
But he's not too busy to
communicate with you.
Our readers are invited
to contact Robert at any
time with questions
about your surgical tech
career. His email is
robertprince@nifa.com.
Welcome aboard, Robert
Prince!
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