The Certified Surgical Assistant (CSA) designation is available to qualified applicants. Individuals wishing to apply for Membership and/or Certification must qualify in one of the following categories:

1.    Graduates from approved Surgical Assistant Training Programs (NSAA approved Surgical Assistant Programs). 

Documentation required: 

1.    NSAA Membership/Certification Application

2.    Copy of certificate from training program.

2.   Medical Graduates and Allied Health Professionals

Medical Doctor/Doctor of Osteopathy/Foreign Medical Graduate:

Documentation required: 

1.    NSAA Membership/Certification Application

2.    One letter of recommendation from a Surgeon

3.    COPIES of documents of training as a surgeon or documentation of surgical rotation for at least 2250 hours of surgical experience within the last five (5) years.

4.    For FMG ONLY– you must either provide a copy of your English Equivalency Exam, or request a waiver of that exam, with full knowledge that the Certification Examination is given in English.

RN/PA/CFA/SA-C/OPA-C:
(This category ends December 31st, 2010)

Documentation required 

1.    NSAA Membership/Certification Application

2.    Both NSAA Affidavits – signed and notarized

3.    Three (3) letters of recommendation from surgeons you have assisted.

4.     One (1) year of case log showing the YOUR name as the assistant and the type of surgeries

5.    Copy of Current Certification and/or License (must have held Certification or Licensure for the past 3 years and have a total of 2250 hours of first assistant experience)

3.   US Military Trained

Documentation required

1.    NSAA Membership/Certification Application

2.    One letter of recommendation from a surgeon the individual has assisted within the last three years.

3.    Copy of DD214 or Certificate/Diploma from a military training program, that had emphasis on surgical assisting

4.    6 months to 1 year case log within the past 3 years

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AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2008 NSAA MUST APPROVE ALL SURGICAL ASSISTANT EDUCATION PROGRAMS PRIOR TO THEIR GRADUATES SITTING FOR THE CSA CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION. NSAA WILL NO LONGER RELY SOLELY ON CAAHEP ACCREDITATION OF SURGICAL ASSISTANT PROGRAMS.

Requests for program review must be made through the NSAA National Office, and will be systematically reviewed by the NSAA Board of Directors and its Education Review Committee.

The application process may take up to 60 days.

Membership and Certification Fee Schedule
(updated 08/02/07)

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RENEWALS THROUGH PAYPAL®
Please choose on of the options below to renew your membership
You do not need a paypal account, you only need a valid debit or credit card to renew

Full Payment Before 01/01 $290.00 After 12/31 $300.00 Member Name Membership Number	ACS Member Full Payment Before 12/31 $240.00 After 01/01 $250.00 Member Name ACS Member
2 Semi-Annual payments ($150.00 every 6 months) Member Name Membership Number		4 Quarterly Payments ($75.00 every 3 months) Member Name Membership Number
Note: The semi-annual and quarterly payment plans will automatically debit your account every 6 or 3 months respectively. * These fees are only for those NSAA members that hold a valid membership with the American College of Surgeons.

 

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