Parkland College has earned the annual Merit Award from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA).
Parkland's Surgical Technology program received the award for achieving a 100-percent graduate pass rate on the national certification exam for surgical technologists during the 2011-2012 academic year. Graduates passing the exam to become a certified surgical technologist (CST) demonstrate an understanding of the basic competencies for safe patient care in the operating room. The CST exam is the only fully accredited examination by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies for surgical technologists in the nation.