Son...yes, this is Shane's dad, you should be very proud of what you have created here! This is more than just educational videos, you have changed lives with the compassionate understanding of your subject matter, and your gift of being able to make complex situations understandable to people. What you've done here is much more than just Surgical Tech Tips. Shane, you've created a legacy that will live on for future generations of CST's, FA's and more medical professionals than you realize. Andrea's comment earlier is also a testimonial as well for patients going through medical procedures themselves who are searching for a better understanding, comfort, and peace of mind during anxious and unnerving times before undergoing procedures themselves...WOW! ♥️
Very nice words from your father. That is lovely that he recognizes you. I have watched many of your videos and set ups to help me while I was training to scrub in as a scrub nurse. I relied on them at times. So thank you for that! It's nice to see you back and I wish you much success wherever you go or whatever you do in life. You've got this! :)
@@SurgicalTechTips Shane, you deserve it. You were one of my biggest inspirations when learning about surgical technology. You made scrubbing easy to understand. I can only imagine scrubbing with you and being very comfortable, knowing how hostile the OR can be
Hi. It's 8/31/2023. I have really wanted your videos. Because they are very very good. I'm not a tech. In the morning I will be getting L5-S1 fusion and decompression. I'm 69 and this will be my 18th surgery. I just went to say I wish you were the tech tomorrow. You are amazing. Much success in you new journey.
I remember I found this channel about 5 years ago when I was recovering from my 3rd knee surgery. I binged watched all your videos while on bed rest. Made me rethink my career path. Currently about to finish out my time in the army and begin my journey to become a surgical technician. Thanks for the update and glad you found a new rhythm
As a medical device engineer, I keep returning to your channel for insights on usability of technology in the OR. Thank you for all the great content you have shared over the years, and best of luck with your new career!
Your channel was *instrumental* in my ST journey-from deciding whether or not it was for me (after viewing a few of your videos, my answer was a resounding “yes”!) to using the rest of your videos as a supplement during school, as well as after. I will be eternally grateful for the content you put out. I look forward to hearing about your newest endeavor (the importance of a good preference card is critical!!!) and have no doubt you’ll be successful. Thank you for updating us on your career change, and I wish you all the best!
Kudos to you!!! I wish you the best on your new journey! Thank you for teaching and sharing your wealth of knowledge in the OR. I understand the evolution of change. When the light starts to burn out, you know it’s time to make a change. In my mid 50’s, I became a Surg Tech after working in a career for 30 years. It’s been 10 years now and I’m ready to evolve again! Keep us posted! May you continue to evolve and prosper! Most of all, enjoy your family….!
Haha, I'm in CST school now at Concorde Career College. We use Incisions for our term. I've emailed them for the captions on the videos so I can write down notes. Plus, having sound and captions helps me way more. Congrats on making a move that makes you and your family happy. I'm 48 working full time at my 27 yr old job and making myself happy now. I've never been an academic type of person and now that I'm mature it's different. Although it's hard I would rather have this hard than the life I led before. As a single mom of 3, I've always been challenged. I choose this hard for me. So good for you!! We watch some of your videos in class for lectures. Thank you for the great content you have given us. I wish you and your family the best! Happy holidays.
Thank you for doing all those videos in your past. I was getting major anxiety waiting for T5-L5 fusion with 20% chance of death due to blood loss. I found your channel on my sleepless nights. Your clear & simple explanations of many of the roles and procedures in the OR (OR prep, instrument prep & cleaning, and patient positioning) helped me prepare mentally for the day. I'm now 13 days post-op, and had sutures out this morning. There were complications turning an expected 8 hours turned into 13 due to complications. Knowing that people in the OR were gonna be like you with the utmost professionalism and care, I was able to put my life in their hands. These should be required watching for pre-surgical patients. Thank you so much. Best of luck with your new adventure. That twinkle in your eye makes me think you'll rock it!
Andrea, I can't thank you enough for sharing this. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be reaching patients pre-op through these videos I've created. Helping ease your mind and heart before surgery wasn't something I could have ever anticipated just uploading some videos online. This world is truly amazing. Thank you.
Good for you hun! Irecently left the hospital full time myself, I stayed PRN as a tech but after finishing my bachelors degree in health science I wanted to make a change in my career and I am now teaching the next generation of surgical techs as an instructor at a local college… making a change to better my family and also to help get my physical and mental health back has been a breath of fresh air
Thank you for everything !! Since i was a med student you taught me about sutures and instrument and now i'm a general surgery resident and still need to revise a bunch of things and i end up coming back to your channel.
Welcome back! Started watching your channel when I was in scrub school, now a CST going to nursing school to become an RNFA. Your channel is really an asset to students and new scrubs. Yes to videos about Incision and any apps! Best of luck!
Sometimes a big change is just what a person needs to feed their soul. I'm an RN new to the OR & my nurse educator has me watching a lot of your videos. I wish you much luck & happiness in your new endeavor!
Sir I am so happy you're back. I watched all of your videos. I am just fascinated at what you do. I do not work in the medical field but I find your videos so enlightening. We really missed you. Thank you so much for coming back. Good luck on your new venture and don't be a stranger.
Watched this channel when I started working in the OR 4 years ago, it was much help to learn more about my job....Thank u. I too left the OR in Jan and started a new journey...Good luck
Thank you for your videos and good luck in this next adventure! I found your videos as I'm preparing for the first day of the professional portion to my CST program. I hope you continue to do videos, as you provide clear and easy to understand explanations. Your new chapter is still relevant to the CST community, and what an innovative way to remain involved with the CST field. I think it would be fantastic to hear about your journey, the progress of the app being developed to streamline and assist CSTs notes, and any collabs you have in the future.
That's awesome! I am very proud of you for making a career change and trying something new! I just watched your suture video on the way to my clinicals this morning! I did a career change of 10 years working for Wegmans (grocery store if you don't know), and now I'm in school for surgical technology and love every minute so far!
So great to hear from you! I'm still on my Surgical Tech journey and always love rewatching your videos. It's so good to make a change sometimes and I hope it all goes good! Wishing you and your family well! ❤
Congrats....i found your channel when I was studying and I stopped and became an online tutor. But I still found value and enjoyed your content..... thanks for everything. Good luck in your next venture
What an awesome comment from your dad! I agree, you have no idea how many people you have helped in the field including me who left the field for 25 years and came back successfully! Even here, I have hope because heck, I’m getting old and being a CST is a super physically demanding position and I’ll have to leave it again eventually! Staying surgical adjacent while appealing to your “nerdy” tech side/computer programming knowledge is a win for many! Warmest wishes to you, best of luck and I’d love to see any videos you happen to make!
Finding your channel on TH-cam several years ago was such a great wealth of knowledge to me, an ICU RN transitioning to the OR where I would learn to scrub . Your videos taught me the basics and so much more. 5 years on I still look at some of them for a refresher. Best of luck with your new job at Incision. Been following their TH-cam channel here and think what they are doing will revolutionize OR and surgical education. With you on board, it can only get so much better,
I embed your videos in my class (I'm a program director for a surgical technology program) and they really help the students visualize the concepts we cover in class. You did a great job bringing light to this incredible career. Thank you for everything you have done. Good luck in your new endeavor! I miss the OR so much!
Yes more please! You’re an inspiration and got me into becoming an ST. It’s good to know there are other options after teching. I can’t imagine doing this more than a few years. Hard on the body and stressful.
From surgical tech/ neuro surg first assist, to full-stack programmer student at hack reactor, my path has been quite the adventure. While I do miss the OR, I believe in challenging myself to reach my true potential. Fun fact: I helped build preference cards into the database using Centricity. Looking back, I learned so much during my time in the OR, even taking on roles beyond my usual scope of practice; my attending did not belive in residents... Working in a hospital is more than just a job; it's a calling. It's not about the money, but the passion for what we do. No amount of overtime can fully compensate for the stress and dedication we put in as surgical techs. To all the future techs out there, embrace this experience and always keep growing. Scrubs are so underrated, and are a key component of the OR. My goal is to return to school and finish my MD degree, and this journey has been incredibly rewarding and provided really good insight into my future plans in medicine. Transitioning to the full-stack role has been quite a contrast. I feel like my brain has shifted its neural pathways to learn this new logic. Remote work is a change from the early mornings and late hours in the OR, but it's a new challenge I'm embracing. No more emergency lap appys that bump everyone in the board and could have waited another 24 hours, or 4 level lamys with fusion =/ good ol days. Our career paths may have similarities, and I'm inspired by your journey. Here's to chasing our dreams and staying true to our aspirations. Cheers!
I’m also a scrub tech in Northern California. Been scrubbing for 5 years and not to toot my own horn, I’m the goat. General, ortho, GYN, ENT, endoscopy, vascular, plastics, trauma. Love my career and will be involved with the OR for the rest of my life. However, I have a wife and child. Miss the time I spend with them because of the call situation. If you have any positions in something similar or a company you know of, I can leave you my email. I’m 28 years old. Very detail oriented. Very motivated. Love what you do and love what you are about.
Thank you for posting, and congrats on the new career move. I am a Program Director at one College and an adjunct instructor at another for surgical technology. I use your videos all the time. (so much my students jokingly call you my boyfriend. lol) Our students do a year in the classroom/lab before going to clinical, and your videos show them what I can not put into words for them to visually see. My new instructor is also using your channel in her classes as well. They really have been a blessing to us as instructors and to our students. We hope you continue to post new content on what you are doing now. I worked in the OR for 15 years and the last five as a traveler until I got into education in 2016. I've been a Surgical tech for over 20 years, and I love to have great examples of where the OR experience can take students, your story is one to share. We wish you the best of luck and thank you for all you put into Surgical Tech Tips.
@@SurgicalTechTips same here , my wife hated it lol . Going to be bed late all the time , no social life , weekends shot , but it’s worth it at the end . That remote life is amazing . Going back to a traditional 9-5 is going be tough 😳
Hi Shane! I just wanted to thank you for all you do. I am an LVN Scrub at a small rural hospital in Texas and I love to show our new nurses, that are training to scrub, your videos. You have helped me so much. I was looking for videos on surgical conscience when I ran across your channel. Procedure cards are the heart and brain in the OR and finding your new path in this area is revolutionary. Congratulations on your new job and please keep posting videos on the surgical experience. Thanks!
Well done! As a theatre nurse I learnt to code over the last year to try to make preference cards work better for my theatre suite, glad I am not the only one doing this. Look forward to any more videos you make.
I think I speak for all of your followers when I say that we are pleased to see this new post and have missed seeing you in quite a while. I am happy that you have found something to get excited about and can share your expertise to make an app that will please the OR staff and docs to no end. Sounds like a wonderful project. PLEASE continue to make more videos to keep us posted as to what you are doing going forward. Your "extended family" wants to see more of you once again. Best of luck!
I love your videos even before your major career change. Please tell us more about the apps and all this things that you are working on from home remotely. Best of luck and blessings on your new career.
Just like today... I was passing a MAKO Knee and was trying to help a new Technologist by telling him to make notes for the order of the surgery. An app would help so much.
I’m a little late to the party I’m just seeing this video but that’s amazing Shane that you were able to transition from medical to tech. I’m on the same boat actually I’ve been a CST for 11 years now I’ve scrubbed everything from GYN to thoracic. And honestly I’m just getting burnt out between being work and coming home to be a husband and a dad. I’m currently traveling and I’m in school to get my bachelors in software engineering
I'm so happy to see this video! I'm a surgical tech of almost 21yrs and, unfortunately I'm at the point of facing burnout, i have been for some time but it's all I've known. I'm currently off work for almost the next 2 months due to Achilles repair and some of my friends I've talked to have given me some intros to checking out coding when they hear the kind of lifestyle I yearn for at this point in life. So please do make more! I'd love to see how else can I help or make a difference in the field I love but doing something else. And I will welcome any tips you have about learning coding! I think I would be like you, I don't know if I could walk away completely- part time or per diem but I'm researching for something else to recharge me. So I sincerely thank you for this video!
I am a new surgical tech student, and I want to say I really enjoyed and learned a lot from you. Im a little sad you wont make anymore videos for surgical technologist.
Fantastic Shane!! So Happy for You!! Yes , I would love to see a video on what projects you are doing now and especially on how to improve preference cards, a huge area that needs great improvement. Your contribution to NVSA, volunteer work and ideas here in Nevada were outstanding. Sending love to you and your family. We will miss you! Your friend Dove Krueger CST
@@SurgicalTechTips Became a Laser Tech. Like you stated, the work/life balance is way better. I'm working less and making way more than I did as a scrub.
Love your videos. I actually watched your videos, then decided to go to school, and I graduated last June, and work at a big hospital now. I did my own card for these doctors. Quick notes help me a lot before I prepare and set up the cases, especially when I got call in to work. ,
Wow thats crazy 5 months ago i did the same thing! I had been in the OR for 8 years, 3 years traveling as a CSFA. Changed careers into tech and work from home now as well. Its a huge difference in work life balance for sure. Wish you good luck!
Glad things are going well for you! I wanted to express my gratitude towards you and your channels content. Almost 5 years ago, I got into the ST life and have since moved on to a first assisting program. Starting to desire working for a vascular surgery rep company, so no shame in career changes! I hope that things continue to work out for you and thank you so much for starting what you did!
Even though you haven’t been making videos I found your Chanel in searching for info on becoming a surgical tech and been watching old videos! What you’ve done has helped me immensely! Thank you! ❤
I graduate in May as a tech and your videos helped me before I started clinicals and during I appreciate you and will continue watching what you create 🙂
We watch your videos in my surgical tech school so informative and I decided to follow and was like he hasn't posted in a couple of years. Definitely helping us students
Same with me, left OR as a scrub into tech boot camp. What inspired me to join the tech industry was because I wanted to build a game to help scrub nurses get better in surgery. Please do a video about incision!
I just started the surgical technology program and we use incision academy in our courses. I think it's very informative and super helpful to learn from.
You are the reason why I started surg tech school I would watch all your videos even before I started the program , I got 6 months left, very nervous about clinicals coming up in the last 3 months, thanks for inspiring the new generation of csts !
I also wanted something more challenging than just general surgery so I joined the cardiac team at my local children's hospital, repairing congenital defects. It's such a specific speciality it's really testing my abilities. Just subscribed to incision on TH-cam due to your new found position and recommendation for this company. I will be working my way through the videos and look forward to seeing you again soon on one of your great videos. All your content is appreciated by the worldwide medical community. Keep uploading videos and best wishes with your new position making the operating room better understood for many many professionals and patients alike. CRST
Woah were almost on the same path ! I was a travel surgical tech for 7 years then my husband got assigned toJapan through the air force. Hard to find jobs here for military spouses. Long story short my bestfriend is a software engineer and he talked me into trying it out. Im going through a full stack bootcamp thats going to take a year. Its a big leap of faith im worried because im overseas and the time difference i wont be able to find a job i cant wrap my head around getting a job without the traditional degree etc. Im looking forward to using my brain more than my body anyways this gave me some hope theres a light at the end of the tunnel
Great job. It sounds like you're helping OR everywhere. God knows everyone needs help in that department. I was asked to build a PREFERENCE CARD in PICIS, a new computer program to help OR. It was great and very informative. We worked with a lot of IT techs, and it took a year to build a new computer system for our OR.
It's time to pass the baton. I would love to do it.... just don't know how you did it, but there's someone, somewhere and somehow knows. Good luck with your new career.
I have been wondering where you went! I always watched your videos when i was in surgical tech school! I wish you the very best and I am def going to finish surgical tech school. Thank you for your knowledge and making these educational videos for future generations of CST!
I am currently a FULL time CST in a Front-End class myself, and I am wondering what my next steps will be. I have been following you since 2019. I will continue to check in on your future endeavors. I hope to see more videos. & Thanks for all of your ST insight. It has been a big help.
I remember watching your channel years ago, you influenced me in becoming a surg tech and now I graduate in a year. Good luck on your new adventure! Excited to hear more about the new company
Good to see you on here again. I always recommend to the new students that we have come into our hospital to watch your videos. Congratulations on your new adventure. We always continue to learn and grow!
It definitely has some massive upsides, but downsides too! It has been a nice transition overall though, and looking forward to being more comfortable in this setting into the future!
I have 6months left in my program I was watching your videos for 2 years and you have helped me so much so thank you. Clinicals still give me anxiety tho
Wow. So great to see you again. Wishing you all the best in the world. I am not in the medical field, but I am surrounded by doctors in my family and I will keep pushing your materials to them. Good luck, I will be watching and enjoying it.
Hi, I have subscribed you channel when I was a student and then I been a Scrub in neuro theatres and as Anaesthetic and Recovery nurse. All thanks to you mate for the videos, they helped a lot and gave me power to be in OR . I am also working currently as REsearch nurse and work from home. I can also understand the tough programme, as I have done MAsters in Data Science recently part time , it never looked like part time though, specially learning everything from scratch including coding, stats n what not .. Congratulations.. We will look forward when you start sharing your new journey may be on another channel(?) .. keep us updated..
It's so nice to hear from you again! You inspired my to get into the OR out of college back in 2017-18 - I loved it! Funny, now I'm also working remote for cardiography support. God bless in your adventures!
So funny to see this video now: I watched your videos as a new nurse in the OR years ago and I am also now making the shift to tech. My goal is to one day be able to program my own games. Best of luck to you, fellow healthcare geek! 🥳
I started watching your videos when I became a cst and followed you till u became a CSFA and I also did the same and I love it I can’t imagine my self doing anything else
I just found your channel. I’m trying to turn my life around at 26 being years out of school and wasting my life working minimum wage jobs and I’m willing to commit to surgical tech and turn my life around. Im scared because I barely graduated high school (2.1 GPA) your channel is very helpful to prepare for fall semester and I’m going to take these next 5 months to buy course on skillshare to update my skills and get ahead and watch your whole entire TH-cam channel. I’m sad I found your channel this late but I’ll subscribe and follow your journey and wish you the best wishes. Your helping a college dropout change his life around and we need more people like you !!
I was wondering if this will be something new students/grads can use or if it is only available to the hospitals? I recently graduated and am about to start my new job soon. I'm terrified and this sounds like something that could really help
You’ll do fine, just be open to continue learning by making your team members happy, confident and proud of your part. with application and focus you’ll find your niche and broadened skill set
I would love to hear about incision! Come back to the channel for that when you feel ready and comfortable! I’m so happy to hear you’re going for what you feel is right up your alley and best! It’s incredible to know you’re gettinng to spend more time with the family and have a more flexible schedule! That’s awesome man!! YOU ARE A LEGEND! Thank you for all the educational videos! I passed my NCST AND I DEFINITELY HAVE TO THANK YOU FOR THAT!! ❤️
I take my CST exam here in Vegas on 3/3 and could not be more excited! Once employed, I would love to help beta test any apps that your team puts together. I think this app will be of great use to all of the new techs going for that first job, or travel tech's that don't know the new hospital/surgeons that they are going to work with. Great idea!!
Definitely hope you still make videos! I’m super interested in what you’re doing right now as well. I recently went thru a database-oriented bootcamp and am also making a career path change, so I totally get it. It’s challenging but also fun. Best of luck.
Hi, Shane Hope all is going well for you. Hope you can read this. Totally understand what your job is, doing something similar but still an educator in Surgical Technology. I still am involved with our program and students. Also working with INCISIONS, would love to hear from you. Good luck to you, we will miss you. Continue if you can your SurgTech videos. Many Blessings.
Son...yes, this is Shane's dad, you should be very proud of what you have created here! This is more than just educational videos, you have changed lives with the compassionate understanding of your subject matter, and your gift of being able to make complex situations understandable to people. What you've done here is much more than just Surgical Tech Tips. Shane, you've created a legacy that will live on for future generations of CST's, FA's and more medical professionals than you realize. Andrea's comment earlier is also a testimonial as well for patients going through medical procedures themselves who are searching for a better understanding, comfort, and peace of mind during anxious and unnerving times before undergoing procedures themselves...WOW! ♥️
Thanks pops!
Your son makes fantastic videos!! Very great!
Very nice words from your father. That is lovely that he recognizes you. I have watched many of your videos and set ups to help me while I was training to scrub in as a scrub nurse. I relied on them at times. So thank you for that! It's nice to see you back and I wish you much success wherever you go or whatever you do in life. You've got this! :)
@@SurgicalTechTips Shane, you deserve it. You were one of my biggest inspirations when learning about surgical technology. You made scrubbing easy to understand. I can only imagine scrubbing with you and being very comfortable, knowing how hostile the OR can be
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Hi. It's 8/31/2023. I have really wanted your videos. Because they are very very good. I'm not a tech. In the morning I will be getting L5-S1 fusion and decompression. I'm 69 and this will be my 18th surgery. I just went to say I wish you were the tech tomorrow. You are amazing. Much success in you new journey.
I remember I found this channel about 5 years ago when I was recovering from my 3rd knee surgery. I binged watched all your videos while on bed rest. Made me rethink my career path. Currently about to finish out my time in the army and begin my journey to become a surgical technician. Thanks for the update and glad you found a new rhythm
Absolutely, please continue making videos. Your contribution is so welcomed. If you can improve preference cards, that would be a miracle onto itself.
Its a hard task, but that's the goal! Haha
You have a gift with explaining difficult subjects that only OR techs would be interested in. Wish you the BEST friend!
Thank you Lisa! Really kind words there.
As a medical device engineer, I keep returning to your channel for insights on usability of technology in the OR. Thank you for all the great content you have shared over the years, and best of luck with your new career!
Your channel was *instrumental* in my ST journey-from deciding whether or not it was for me (after viewing a few of your videos, my answer was a resounding “yes”!) to using the rest of your videos as a supplement during school, as well as after. I will be eternally grateful for the content you put out. I look forward to hearing about your newest endeavor (the importance of a good preference card is critical!!!) and have no doubt you’ll be successful.
Thank you for updating us on your career change, and I wish you all the best!
Kudos to you!!! I wish you the best on your new journey!
Thank you for teaching and sharing your wealth of knowledge in the OR.
I understand the evolution of change. When the light starts to burn out, you know it’s time to make a change.
In my mid 50’s, I became a Surg Tech after working in a career for 30 years. It’s been 10 years now and I’m ready to evolve again!
Keep us posted! May you continue to evolve and prosper! Most of all, enjoy your family….!
Haha, I'm in CST school now at Concorde Career College. We use Incisions for our term. I've emailed them for the captions on the videos so I can write down notes. Plus, having sound and captions helps me way more. Congrats on making a move that makes you and your family happy. I'm 48 working full time at my 27 yr old job and making myself happy now. I've never been an academic type of person and now that I'm mature it's different. Although it's hard I would rather have this hard than the life I led before. As a single mom of 3, I've always been challenged. I choose this hard for me. So good for you!! We watch some of your videos in class for lectures. Thank you for the great content you have given us. I wish you and your family the best! Happy holidays.
Thank you for doing all those videos in your past. I was getting major anxiety waiting for T5-L5 fusion with 20% chance of death due to blood loss. I found your channel on my sleepless nights. Your clear & simple explanations of many of the roles and procedures in the OR (OR prep, instrument prep & cleaning, and patient positioning) helped me prepare mentally for the day. I'm now 13 days post-op, and had sutures out this morning. There were complications turning an expected 8 hours turned into 13 due to complications. Knowing that people in the OR were gonna be like you with the utmost professionalism and care, I was able to put my life in their hands. These should be required watching for pre-surgical patients. Thank you so much. Best of luck with your new adventure. That twinkle in your eye makes me think you'll rock it!
Andrea, I can't thank you enough for sharing this. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be reaching patients pre-op through these videos I've created. Helping ease your mind and heart before surgery wasn't something I could have ever anticipated just uploading some videos online. This world is truly amazing. Thank you.
Good for you hun! Irecently left the hospital full time myself, I stayed PRN as a tech but after finishing my bachelors degree in health science I wanted to make a change in my career and I am now teaching the next generation of surgical techs as an instructor at a local college… making a change to better my family and also to help get my physical and mental health back has been a breath of fresh air
Thank you for everything !!
Since i was a med student you taught me about sutures and instrument and now i'm a general surgery resident and still need to revise a bunch of things and i end up coming back to your channel.
Welcome back! Started watching your channel when I was in scrub school, now a CST going to nursing school to become an RNFA. Your channel is really an asset to students and new scrubs. Yes to videos about Incision and any apps! Best of luck!
Awesome! RNFA is a great position. I loved my many assisting days.
Sometimes a big change is just what a person needs to feed their soul. I'm an RN new to the OR & my nurse educator has me watching a lot of your videos. I wish you much luck & happiness in your new endeavor!
Sir I am so happy you're back. I watched all of your videos. I am just fascinated at what you do. I do not work in the medical field but I find your videos so enlightening. We really missed you. Thank you so much for coming back. Good luck on your new venture and don't be a stranger.
I wont be Deborah!
I started clinicals a week ago as a cst student and you’re videos have helped a ton! Thank you!
Watched this channel when I started working in the OR 4 years ago, it was much help to learn more about my job....Thank u. I too left the OR in Jan and started a new journey...Good luck
Good luck on your new venture outside the hospital!
Thank you for your videos and good luck in this next adventure! I found your videos as I'm preparing for the first day of the professional portion to my CST program. I hope you continue to do videos, as you provide clear and easy to understand explanations. Your new chapter is still relevant to the CST community, and what an innovative way to remain involved with the CST field. I think it would be fantastic to hear about your journey, the progress of the app being developed to streamline and assist CSTs notes, and any collabs you have in the future.
That's awesome! I am very proud of you for making a career change and trying something new! I just watched your suture video on the way to my clinicals this morning! I did a career change of 10 years working for Wegmans (grocery store if you don't know), and now I'm in school for surgical technology and love every minute so far!
Amazing to hear Melanie! Its good to shake things up every once and a while. Makes us all still feel alive haha
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So great to hear from you! I'm still on my Surgical Tech journey and always love rewatching your videos. It's so good to make a change sometimes and I hope it all goes good! Wishing you and your family well! ❤
Thank you Madeline! Keep enjoying the journey into the OR. Its really such a unique workplace environment.
Congrats....i found your channel when I was studying and I stopped and became an online tutor. But I still found value and enjoyed your content..... thanks for everything. Good luck in your next venture
What an awesome comment from your dad! I agree, you have no idea how many people you have helped in the field including me who left the field for 25 years and came back successfully! Even here, I have hope because heck, I’m getting old and being a CST is a super physically demanding position and I’ll have to leave it again eventually! Staying surgical adjacent while appealing to your “nerdy” tech side/computer programming knowledge is a win for many! Warmest wishes to you, best of luck and I’d love to see any videos you happen to make!
Finding your channel on TH-cam several years ago was such a great wealth of knowledge to me, an ICU RN transitioning to the OR where I would learn to scrub . Your videos taught me the basics and so much more. 5 years on I still look at some of them for a refresher. Best of luck with your new job at Incision. Been following their TH-cam channel here and think what they are doing will revolutionize OR and surgical education. With you on board, it can only get so much better,
I embed your videos in my class (I'm a program director for a surgical technology program) and they really help the students visualize the concepts we cover in class. You did a great job bringing light to this incredible career. Thank you for everything you have done. Good luck in your new endeavor! I miss the OR so much!
Yes more please! You’re an inspiration and got me into becoming an ST. It’s good to know there are other options after teching. I can’t imagine doing this more than a few years. Hard on the body and stressful.
From surgical tech/ neuro surg first assist, to full-stack programmer student at hack reactor, my path has been quite the adventure. While I do miss the OR, I believe in challenging myself to reach my true potential. Fun fact: I helped build preference cards into the database using Centricity. Looking back, I learned so much during my time in the OR, even taking on roles beyond my usual scope of practice; my attending did not belive in residents...
Working in a hospital is more than just a job; it's a calling. It's not about the money, but the passion for what we do. No amount of overtime can fully compensate for the stress and dedication we put in as surgical techs.
To all the future techs out there, embrace this experience and always keep growing. Scrubs are so underrated, and are a key component of the OR. My goal is to return to school and finish my MD degree, and this journey has been incredibly rewarding and provided really good insight into my future plans in medicine.
Transitioning to the full-stack role has been quite a contrast. I feel like my brain has shifted its neural pathways to learn this new logic. Remote work is a change from the early mornings and late hours in the OR, but it's a new challenge I'm embracing. No more emergency lap appys that bump everyone in the board and could have waited another 24 hours, or 4 level lamys with fusion =/ good ol days.
Our career paths may have similarities, and I'm inspired by your journey. Here's to chasing our dreams and staying true to our aspirations. Cheers!
That's amazing our how similar our paths are! Cheers brother!
I’m also a scrub tech in Northern California. Been scrubbing for 5 years and not to toot my own horn, I’m the goat. General, ortho, GYN, ENT, endoscopy, vascular, plastics, trauma. Love my career and will be involved with the OR for the rest of my life. However, I have a wife and child. Miss the time I spend with them because of the call situation. If you have any positions in something similar or a company you know of, I can leave you my email. I’m 28 years old. Very detail oriented. Very motivated. Love what you do and love what you are about.
Thank you for posting, and congrats on the new career move. I am a Program Director at one College and an adjunct instructor at another for surgical technology. I use your videos all the time. (so much my students jokingly call you my boyfriend. lol) Our students do a year in the classroom/lab before going to clinical, and your videos show them what I can not put into words for them to visually see. My new instructor is also using your channel in her classes as well. They really have been a blessing to us as instructors and to our students. We hope you continue to post new content on what you are doing now. I worked in the OR for 15 years and the last five as a traveler until I got into education in 2016. I've been a Surgical tech for over 20 years, and I love to have great examples of where the OR experience can take students, your story is one to share. We wish you the best of luck and thank you for all you put into Surgical Tech Tips.
Love, love, love this.
Bro , I’m so happy for you . Im a tech guy as well . i just finished a qa coding boot camp and it was hard as hell lol . Good luck on your new journey
Dude. Its soooo much. I swear I was putting in at least 18-20 hours a week learning for 6months and came out of it still feeling like a knew nothing.
@@SurgicalTechTips same here , my wife hated it lol . Going to be bed late all the time , no social life , weekends shot , but it’s worth it at the end . That remote life is amazing . Going back to a traditional 9-5 is going be tough 😳
I am using your channel again during a job interview. I have learned so much from you and I always come back to remind myself tips.
Thank you for everything you’ve posted so far, and good luck with your new career! Cant wait to see how the app turns out!!
Thanks Taylor! Can't wait to create something GREAT that OR's across the country can hopefully utilize.
Hi Shane! I just wanted to thank you for all you do. I am an LVN Scrub at a small rural hospital in Texas and I love to show our new nurses, that are training to scrub, your videos. You have helped me so much. I was looking for videos on surgical conscience when I ran across your channel. Procedure cards are the heart and brain in the OR and finding your new path in this area is revolutionary. Congratulations on your new job and please keep posting videos on the surgical experience. Thanks!
Any content you decide to share would be great. Glad you're okay! Past few years have been rough.
Covid was rough for sure. Crazy times in the hospital.
We LOVE your videos! As an Instructor we watch your videos and I tell all my students to review your channel.
Well done! As a theatre nurse I learnt to code over the last year to try to make preference cards work better for my theatre suite, glad I am not the only one doing this. Look forward to any more videos you make.
That's awesome! I was trying to create my own preference card app throughout my front end coding school too. Super fun stuff.
I think I speak for all of your followers when I say that we are pleased to see this new post and have missed seeing you in quite a while. I am happy that you have found something to get excited about and can share your expertise to make an app that will please the OR staff and docs to no end. Sounds like a wonderful project. PLEASE continue to make more videos to keep us posted as to what you are doing going forward. Your "extended family" wants to see more of you once again. Best of luck!
I love your videos even before your major career change. Please tell us more about the apps and all this things that you are working on from home remotely. Best of luck and blessings on your new career.
Just like today... I was passing a MAKO Knee and was trying to help a new Technologist by telling him to make notes for the order of the surgery. An app would help so much.
I’m a little late to the party I’m just seeing this video but that’s amazing Shane that you were able to transition from medical to tech. I’m on the same boat actually I’ve been a CST for 11 years now I’ve scrubbed everything from GYN to thoracic. And honestly I’m just getting burnt out between being work and coming home to be a husband and a dad. I’m currently traveling and I’m in school to get my bachelors in software engineering
I'm so happy to see this video! I'm a surgical tech of almost 21yrs and, unfortunately I'm at the point of facing burnout, i have been for some time but it's all I've known. I'm currently off work for almost the next 2 months due to Achilles repair and some of my friends I've talked to have given me some intros to checking out coding when they hear the kind of lifestyle I yearn for at this point in life. So please do make more! I'd love to see how else can I help or make a difference in the field I love but doing something else. And I will welcome any tips you have about learning coding! I think I would be like you, I don't know if I could walk away completely- part time or per diem but I'm researching for something else to recharge me. So I sincerely thank you for this video!
I am a new surgical tech student, and I want to say I really enjoyed and learned a lot from you. Im a little sad you wont make anymore videos for surgical technologist.
Fantastic Shane!! So Happy for You!! Yes , I would love to see a video on what projects you are doing now and especially on how to improve preference cards, a huge area that needs great improvement. Your contribution to NVSA, volunteer work and ideas here in Nevada were outstanding. Sending love to you and your family. We will miss you! Your friend Dove Krueger CST
I left scrubbing two years ago and I couldn't be happier!
What did you venture into!?
@@SurgicalTechTips Became a Laser Tech. Like you stated, the work/life balance is way better. I'm working less and making way more than I did as a scrub.
Laser tech as in deematology?@@Locutis9
Good to see you again! While I’ll miss your hospital videos, I’m glad to hear life is treating you well.
Thanks Leslie.
Love your videos. I actually watched your videos, then decided to go to school, and I graduated last June, and work at a big hospital now. I did my own card for these doctors. Quick notes help me a lot before I prepare and set up the cases, especially when I got call in to work. ,
Amazing work Iris. Personal p-cards help so much!
Congrats! I have enjoyed and learned so much from your videos! Would love to hear more about your new adventures.
Thanks Casie! Ill be sure to keep you all updated.
Wow thats crazy 5 months ago i did the same thing! I had been in the OR for 8 years, 3 years traveling as a CSFA. Changed careers into tech and work from home now as well. Its a huge difference in work life balance for sure. Wish you good luck!
Glad things are going well for you! I wanted to express my gratitude towards you and your channels content. Almost 5 years ago, I got into the ST life and have since moved on to a first assisting program. Starting to desire working for a vascular surgery rep company, so no shame in career changes! I hope that things continue to work out for you and thank you so much for starting what you did!
My man, thank you Eric!
Even though you haven’t been making videos I found your Chanel in searching for info on becoming a surgical tech and been watching old videos! What you’ve done has helped me immensely! Thank you! ❤
Amazing to hear! Thank you!
I graduate in May as a tech and your videos helped me before I started clinicals and during I appreciate you and will continue watching what you create 🙂
Thank you for all that your have shared over the years , it was much appreciated 🙏🏾💪🏽❣️
We watch your videos in my surgical tech school so informative and I decided to follow and was like he hasn't posted in a couple of years. Definitely helping us students
Thank you Breeanda!
Yes, please continue making videos on your new career. It sounds so interesting.
Good to see you again. Congratulations on your new journey!
Thank you for your help, am a new CTS and your videos has helped me out tremendously!
Same with me, left OR as a scrub into tech boot camp. What inspired me to join the tech industry was because I wanted to build a game to help scrub nurses get better in surgery. Please do a video about incision!
I will keep you posted!
I just started the surgical technology program and we use incision academy in our courses. I think it's very informative and super helpful to learn from.
That's awesome!
You are the reason why I started surg tech school I would watch all your videos even before I started the program , I got 6 months left, very nervous about clinicals coming up in the last 3 months, thanks for inspiring the new generation of csts !
That's awesome. You're going to crush clinicals!
Good luck in your new endeavors.
Thank you Pat!
You are so professional… go ahead Doc… Congrats… from Surgeon to Surgeon, from Gaborone, Botswana, Africa
I also wanted something more challenging than just general surgery so I joined the cardiac team at my local children's hospital, repairing congenital defects. It's such a specific speciality it's really testing my abilities. Just subscribed to incision on TH-cam due to your new found position and recommendation for this company. I will be working my way through the videos and look forward to seeing you again soon on one of your great videos. All your content is appreciated by the worldwide medical community. Keep uploading videos and best wishes with your new position making the operating room better understood for many many professionals and patients alike.
CRST
Amazingly kind words. Thank you!
Absolutely, continue making your videos!!!
I would love to hear about your new venture.
I have used your videos several times over the years for my students. Thanks!
Woah were almost on the same path ! I was a travel surgical tech for 7 years then my husband got assigned toJapan through the air force. Hard to find jobs here for military spouses. Long story short my bestfriend is a software engineer and he talked me into trying it out. Im going through a full stack bootcamp thats going to take a year. Its a big leap of faith im worried because im overseas and the time difference i wont be able to find a job i cant wrap my head around getting a job without the traditional degree etc. Im looking forward to using my brain more than my body anyways this gave me some hope theres a light at the end of the tunnel
Great job. It sounds like you're helping OR everywhere. God knows everyone needs help in that department. I was asked to build a PREFERENCE CARD in PICIS, a new computer program to help OR. It was great and very informative. We worked with a lot of IT techs, and it took a year to build a new computer system for our OR.
Shaneee!!! Congratulations! Wishing you the best the very best! Thank you for your knowledge as a ST! Thank you and many blessings to you!
Thank you Alyssa!
It's time to pass the baton. I would love to do it.... just don't know how you did it, but there's someone, somewhere and somehow knows. Good luck with your new career.
I have been wondering where you went! I always watched your videos when i was in surgical tech school! I wish you the very best and I am def going to finish surgical tech school. Thank you for your knowledge and making these educational videos for future generations of CST!
I am currently a FULL time CST in a Front-End class myself, and I am wondering what my next steps will be. I have been following you since 2019. I will continue to check in on your future endeavors. I hope to see more videos. & Thanks for all of your ST insight. It has been a big help.
You so were skillful in surgical technology, I love your videos.
Super kind of you to say this, Thank you!
Congratulations on your new job
I remember watching your channel years ago, you influenced me in becoming a surg tech and now I graduate in a year. Good luck on your new adventure! Excited to hear more about the new company
Thanks Emily! Graduation is right around the corner
Welcome back!! yes please, we need more videos from your new career!! thank you best luck!!
Good to see you on here again. I always recommend to the new students that we have come into our hospital to watch your videos. Congratulations on your new adventure. We always continue to learn and grow!
congrats! Glad to see everything working out and working from home must be awesome!
It definitely has some massive upsides, but downsides too! It has been a nice transition overall though, and looking forward to being more comfortable in this setting into the future!
Maaannn, I dont think I've smiled that big in awhile 😁 seeing your face just made my freaking afternoon 😁 🥰🥰
Nice to see you again good luck in your new career long as you're happy we're happy love to see you tomorrow on TH-cam Good Luck
I have 6months left in my program I was watching your videos for 2 years and you have helped me so much so thank you. Clinicals still give me anxiety tho
I,m glad you are back.
I'm glad your still around.
Wow. So great to see you again. Wishing you all the best in the world. I am not in the medical field, but I am surrounded by doctors in my family and I will keep pushing your materials to them. Good luck, I will be watching and enjoying it.
Thanks Dan!
Was good to hear from you . Good luck with your venture.
Hi, I have subscribed you channel when I was a student and then I been a Scrub in neuro theatres and as Anaesthetic and Recovery nurse. All thanks to you mate for the videos, they helped a lot and gave me power to be in OR . I am also working currently as REsearch nurse and work from home. I can also understand the tough programme, as I have done MAsters in Data Science recently part time , it never looked like part time though, specially learning everything from scratch including coding, stats n what not .. Congratulations.. We will look forward when you start sharing your new journey may be on another channel(?) .. keep us updated..
Absolutely! Thanks Govind.
It's so nice to hear from you again! You inspired my to get into the OR out of college back in 2017-18 - I loved it! Funny, now I'm also working remote for cardiography support. God bless in your adventures!
Very cool, what type of remote work is that? I'm intrigued..
Yes, please make another video..
Wonderful to have you back
Wonderful that you're still around!
And congratulations on your new job!
So funny to see this video now: I watched your videos as a new nurse in the OR years ago and I am also now making the shift to tech. My goal is to one day be able to program my own games. Best of luck to you, fellow healthcare geek! 🥳
Love it. Good luck in your ventures!
I started watching your videos when I became a cst and followed you till u became a CSFA and I also did the same and I love it I can’t imagine my self doing anything else
Yes. It’s been long time..happy to see you again. ❤from india
Hello Robert from India!
I just found your channel. I’m trying to turn my life around at 26 being years out of school and wasting my life working minimum wage jobs and I’m willing to commit to surgical tech and turn my life around. Im scared because I barely graduated high school (2.1 GPA) your channel is very helpful to prepare for fall semester and I’m going to take these next 5 months to buy course on skillshare to update my skills and get ahead and watch your whole entire TH-cam channel. I’m sad I found your channel this late but I’ll subscribe and follow your journey and wish you the best wishes. Your helping a college dropout change his life around and we need more people like you !!
I was wondering if this will be something new students/grads can use or if it is only available to the hospitals? I recently graduated and am about to start my new job soon. I'm terrified and this sounds like something that could really help
You’ll do fine, just be open to continue learning by making your team members happy, confident and proud of your part. with application and focus you’ll find your niche and broadened skill set
Yes! Would enjoy hearing all about your new career. Definitely post a video or a few! :)
I would love to hear about incision! Come back to the channel for that when you feel ready and comfortable! I’m so happy to hear you’re going for what you feel is right up your alley and best! It’s incredible to know you’re gettinng to spend more time with the family and have a more flexible schedule! That’s awesome man!! YOU ARE A LEGEND! Thank you for all the educational videos! I passed my NCST AND I DEFINITELY HAVE TO THANK YOU FOR THAT!! ❤️
Legendary status. Whoa. Hahaha
I take my CST exam here in Vegas on 3/3 and could not be more excited! Once employed, I would love to help beta test any apps that your team puts together. I think this app will be of great use to all of the new techs going for that first job, or travel tech's that don't know the new hospital/surgeons that they are going to work with. Great idea!!
Absolutely!
Great love to learn more about the app! Work smarter not harder!!!
Definitely hope you still make videos! I’m super interested in what you’re doing right now as well. I recently went thru a database-oriented bootcamp and am also making a career path change, so I totally get it. It’s challenging but also fun. Best of luck.
Love the patterns on your back wall
Yesterday I've dreamt about your video, today I came to you channel, a new video!
CRAZY
I have seen couple of videos of yours relating to CSSD. You are awesome. Hope you continue what you do.Good Luck .
Hi, Shane
Hope all is going well for you. Hope you can read this. Totally understand what your job is, doing something similar but still an educator in Surgical Technology. I still am involved with our program and students. Also working with INCISIONS, would love to hear from you.
Good luck to you, we will miss you. Continue if you can your SurgTech videos.
Many Blessings.
Thank you Jesse!