At the national level, AST provides the following support to students and graduates of surgical technologist and teaching institutions and the public
A. maintains practice standards, code of ethics, and code of conduct for the surgical technologist
B. publishes a professional journal, The Surgical Technologist
C. holds annual conferences for surgical technologist and educators
D. all the above
ANS: D
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