FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska-- It's been shown thousands of times in movies; the surgeon stands over a patient focused on the surgery being performed. The surgeon sticks out a gloved hand and without ...

Mikeie Reiland is a staff writer for Education at Forbes Advisor. Before coming to Forbes Advisor, he wrote magazine journalism for publications like the Oxford American, Bitter Southerner, and Gravy.

Nine surgical technicians have graduated from a 16-week program at Schneider Hospital. Surgical techs are members of the medical team that work in operating rooms. Their duties often include tasks ...