How to Register
For information about the next cohort, submit this Workforce STAT Interest Form and you will be notified by email when the next program is scheduled to begin.
The Workforce Solutions, Training, and Teamwork (STAT) Sterile Processing Technician Program features a series of free, educational training and support services for those ages 18 and older. This program prepares its participants with the education and hands-on learning necessary to be sterile processing technicians. These medical professionals ensure that all surgical instruments and medical equipment are properly cleaned, assembled, sterilized and maintained to support safe and efficient surgical procedures. The goal of the program is to meet industry needs by rapidly transforming a group of unemployed and underemployed entry-level Rhode Islanders into prepared, well-qualified healthcare professionals.
Program graduates will have opportunities to secure employment at Brown University Health after program completion and have access to a variety of benefits. Employment at Brown University Health may allow you to advance over time to higher levels of education and employment in the high-demand healthcare industry.
Recruitment is now closed, please check back for updates.
For information about the next cohort, submit this Workforce STAT Interest Form and you will be notified by email when the next program is scheduled to begin.
Each cohort of students complete a free program consisting of:
Learn more about sterile processing from the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (myhspa.org), including watching a video called "What Is Sterile Processing?"
Work Area Maintenance:
Infection Control:
Cleaning and Decontamination:
Assembly and Packaging:
Sterilization and High-Level Disinfection:
Inventory Management and Case Cart Build:
Equipment Preventive Maintenance (PM):