Overview
Information on becoming a surgeon is available from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) website at www.surgeons.org
Information about the 2010 SET selection process for the General Surgery training program is available here: 2010 SET Selection. Registration for the first stage of selection into all of the surgical specialties opens on January 13 and closes on February 19, 2010.
Timeline for Selection 2010
Stage 1 Selection registration
Opens: January 13, 2010 (12:00 AEDT)
Closes: February 19, 2010 (17:00 AEDT)
Stage 2 Selection application
Opens: March 12, 2010 (12:00 AEDT)
Closes: April 6, 2010 (12:00 AEDT)
Referee reports collected
April 19 - May 21, 2010
General Surgery interviews (AUS)
12 - 16 June, 2010
Announcement of offers (NZ only)
June 28, 2010
Announcement of offers (AUS)
July 16, 2010
Refer to Selection Requirements for further details.
General Surgery Training
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) is the principal body for the training and education of surgeons in Australia and New Zealand. Accreditation is given by the Australian Medical Council and Medical Council of New Zealand to the RACS and standards for education and training are established by the RACS.
The Board in General Surgery of the RACS has oversight for the conduct of the training program in General Surgery across Australia and New Zealand, reporting to the Board of Surgical Education and Training and the Council of the RACS.
GSA collaborates with the RACS as an agent of the College, to administer the training program in Australia and manage the Board in General Surgery.
The SET Training Program in General Surgery is designed to provide trainees with clinical and operative experience in order to learn special methods of investigation and become competent in techniques related to the discipline. At the conclusion of the training program it is expected that trainees will be able to perform as independent practitioners, meeting the requirements of all identified RACS competencies.