Influential Woman · Surgical Technology

Brittany Scott

Certified Surgical Technologist, Prime Healthcare

Los Angeles, CA 90250

Certifications · Degrees · Memberships

Degree Associates of Applied Science in Surgical Technology Degree Community-Based Education Development (CBD College) Degree Los Angeles Degree CA Degree Graduated April 2025 Cert Certified Surgical Technologist Cert HIPAA Trained Cert BLS (Basic Life Support) through American Heart Association Cert CPR Foundation

Her Story

About Brittany

My healthcare journey began in 2019 when I started working as a sterile processing tech. During those two years, I would see the surgical techs in the OR when I came to pick up the trays, and I was fascinated by the fact that they were actually in the surgeries with the surgeons. That's when I thought, I want to go ahead and go to school for that. I transitioned to working as a public safety officer at Centinela Prime Healthcare, where I protect patients, visitors, and staff. While working full-time in public safety, I pursued my Associates of Applied Science in Surgical Technology at Community-Based Education Development (CBD College) in Los Angeles. I started in January 2023, did online coursework through the end of that year, and then began my clinicals, which took about a year and a half to complete. I graduated in April 2025 and became certified in October 2025. What I love most about surgical technology is being inside the human body. When I did my first open abdominal case and was able to touch the organs, it was really amazing, breathtaking, and a little bloody, but really cool. I'm currently hoping to transfer into a surgical tech position at my current hospital, and eventually I want to pursue certification as a Surgical First Assist, which would allow me to do sutures and directly cut into flesh and skin, basically becoming like a mini-surgeon.

Her Interview

Ten minutes with Brittany

01What do you attribute your success to?

I attribute my success to discipline. Just knowing that I have to do it, and there's no motivation, I have to do it because this is what I set out to do, so I gotta do it. People kept me going every day, even when I was like, you know, I don't know if it's worth it. Something in my head, the little voice in my head just said, you know what, just do it. We already came thus far. By the grace of God, I kept pushing through all those sleepless nights and restless days, and I'm just glad it's all over.

02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?

I would tell them to save money in advance prior to getting into the career, because it is gonna be a full-time job in itself without the pay. So just save a little bit of money, study on and off, like don't study too much too soon, just have a nice schedule going. And if you can afford not to work, I would definitely advise people not to work while going to school, so you can put your full effort toward that and focus everything on getting through it.

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