Zara Basham

Owensboro Community & Technical College Board of Directors elected members to new leadership positions for 2023 at their meeting held Thursday, November 10, 2022. Doug Hoyt, CEO of the Wendell Foster Center was elected as Chair. Pat Jones, retired ed...

Attended OCTC's Student Fest Fall '22 event held on OCTC's Main Campus.Students were able to explore different services provided by OCTC, as well as talk with representatives from community organiz...

OCTC Surgical Technology Program 2021 Virtual Pre-Admission Conferences Friday, March 5, 9:30 Thursday, March 18, 4:00 Wednesday, March 31,1:00 Friday, April 16, 1:30 Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) has an excellent,...

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is extending the deadlines to apply for the Associate in Applied Science degree Surgical Technology program. OCTC program graduates have earned a 100% first time pass rate for 6 consecutive years on the na...

9:30 a.m. on Friday, February, 28 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15 Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) has an excellent, two-year, Associate in Applied Science degree Surgical Technology program. O...

OCTC had five students graduate with an Associate in Applied Science degree in Surgical Technology in May. These students must also successfully pass a national professional licensure exam administered by National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgi...

Owenbsoro Community & Technical College's LEAD Academy participants for 2019-20. Casey Hamilton, teaches Education and serves as Chair of the College Assembly. Zara Basham, is the Surgical Technology program coordinator, and serves on the OCTC Board of...

In honor of Surgical Technologists week Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) salutes Melissa McIntyre, an alumnus and an adjunct faculty member in the program. In 2008, Melissa enrolled in the Surgical Technology program at OCTC. After gra...

OCTC is proud to announce the following faculty promotions effective July 1, 2019. Zara Basham has been promoted to Professor. She received her Diploma in Surgical Technology from OCTC, an Associate in Applied Science in General Occupational Technic...

Do you want to help save lives? Do you thrive in high stress situations? A career in Surgical Technology may be for you! Surgical technologists are healthcare professionals who work in operating rooms and out patient centers assisting surgeons during p...

Owensboro Community & Technical College recognized employees of OCTC for excellence with awards during the annual holiday luncheon held Friday, December 7, 2018. The OCTC Peer Awards are nominated by the employees of the college and the winners sele...

Owensboro Community and Technical College's Surgical Technology program has received the annual merit award from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) for achieving a 100% pass rate on the Certified Surgical Technolo...

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is proud to announce that the 2017-2018 Surgical Technology Program graduates took the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) National Certification Exam and achieved a first...

Owensboro Community & Technical College offers the Associate in Applied Science - Surgical Technology degree program. Surgical technologists are integral members of medical teams who work closely with surgeons and other medical professionals in mult...

Owensboro Community and Technical College's Surgical Technology program has received the annual merit award from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) for achieving a 100% pass rate on the Certified Surgical Technolo...