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Welcome

Welcome to the Association of Surgical Assistants (ASA). Our association seeks to unite professionals from diverse backgrounds, including Certified Surgical First Assistants (CSFAs), Certified Surgical Assistants (CSAs), and Surgical Assistants-Certified (SA-Cs), and to advance the allied health profession of surgical assisting.

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The Association of Surgical Assistants represents a broad coalition of surgical assistant practitioners, who share several common goals, including optimizing surgical patient care, promoting the recognition of all surgical assistants, advancing legislative strategies and providing relevant continuing education experiences.

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About ASA

The Association of Surgical Assistants is a professional membership organization devoted to the advancement and education of non-physician surgical assistants practicing throughout the United States.

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When you join the association, your dues support resources for your practice, continuing education (CE) and legislative advocacy in states where your right to practice is being challenged.

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ASA's partner organizations provide information, education, certification, credentialling, accreditation, and business services to allied health professionals. Their support allows the association to provide additional resources and benefits to our members. If your company is interested in partnering with the Association of Surgical Assistants, please contact us.

2020 ASA Dallas Meeting Canceled

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ASA EXTENDS MARCH, APRIL, MAY MEMBERSHIPS

ASA has extended the memberships of surgical assistants who were due to renew in March, April and May. These 3-month extensions were automatically added to help CSFAs during the COVID-19 crisis. These memberships now renew in June, July and August respectively. All affected members received a message. Please check your renewal date online. ASA appreciates the commitment membership represents and is supporting members who have been challenged during this unprecedented event.


ASA and NBSTSA Underwrite CSFA Certification Renewal Fee ASA recognizes the hardship experienced by CSFAs during the Covid-19 crisis and is again reaching out to support ASA members who may have been impacted by the crisis. ASA has partnered with the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) to jointly underwrite the $25 certification renewal fee for CSFAs who are members of ASA and are recertifying between March 15, 2020 and December 31, 2020. For specific details related to recertification, visit www.nbstsa.org

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