10/22/2026
We are still taking in how thankful we are to such a successful event! This year being the 25th Anniversary was special to us, but more so we wanted to ensure it was more special to those in attendance. We want to take the opportunity to thank Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles for hosting us once again at your beautiful facility!
Thank you to every single one of you who joined! We heard your suggestions last year and made sure to have someone from each NBSTSA and AST present to inform everyone on changes and opportunities in the organization. We were blessed to have the original CA-SA President of AST, current Executive Director of ARC/STSA Ron Kruzel, CST, FAST. We also had original Secretary of CA-SA of the AST, also past Board of Director for NBSTSA and ARC/STSA Connie Bell, CST, FAST. It was an honor to be able to bring them and other CSTs from CA-SA history on stage to acknowledge the work they did to set this foundational path for us.
This year was a historic year as it not only was the 25th year milestone anniversary but it was also the biggest turnout we have had. 151 total were in attendance of which 82 were CSTs and 63 were students. We are truly blessed to have each and every one of you there with us.
This year we also announced another amazing opportunity presented to us that we hope changes the future for our community by educating the public about surgical technologist! If you were not there please stay tuned as details are happening quickly!
Thank you so much again from all of us at CA-SA for trusting us to serve you!
