Kirtland Community College Surgical Technology Program

12/25/2025

Wishing everyone a very happy holiday season!

12/08/2025

Lab finals have begun! Good luck everyone! You can do it!

12/01/2025

It’s December and you know what that means! Final exam time! 📚

Good luck on your surgical instrument final today. We know you can do it!

11/28/2025

Fun fact Friday!

𝗙𝘂𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗯𝗯 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿

Dr. John Robert Cobb (1903–1967), an orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital for the Ruptured and Crippled in New York City (now the Hospital for Special Surgery), is best known for developing the Cobb angle, the standard measurement for evaluating spinal curvature in scoliosis. But his contributions extended beyond diagnosis.

During the 1930s, as spinal surgery techniques evolved, Dr. Cobb recognized the need for a reliable instrument to elevate the periosteum and paraspinal muscles from bone while maintaining control and minimizing tissue trauma. To solve this challenge, he designed the Cobb Elevator, a simple, balanced tool that allowed for controlled, effective subperiosteal dissection.

This new instrument quickly became a standard tool in spine and orthopedic procedures. And now, nearly a century later, the Cobb Elevator remains an essential part of our surgcal instrument trays and surgical practice.

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

11/17/2025

Laparoscopic day!

11/17/2025

Last instrument test before final exams. You’ve got this! Four weeks left of the semester.

10/27/2025

Vital signs day!

10/23/2025

You can!

10/20/2025

OR bed attachments, patient transfer, and our first look at the lab final exam! We’ve been busy!

10/01/2025

Week 6!