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Dates and locations for CE and SSE
Surgical Sciences Examination

The Surgical Sciences Examination is conducted twice per year

  • February - March
  • June - July 

The Surgical Sciences Examination is offered in the following centres:

  • Adelaide
  • Auckland
  • Brisbane
  • Canberra
  • Christchurch
  • Dunedin
  • Hobart
  • Melbourne
  • Perth
  • Sydney
  • Wellington

Timetable
February / March 2010
Closing date Wednesday 9 December 2009
SET Surgical Science (Generic) 10 & 11 February 2010
SET Surgical Science (Specialty specific) 12 February 2010
June /July 2010
Closing date 14 April 2010  (Closed)
SET Surgical Science (Generic) 9 & 10 June 2010
SET Surgical Science (Specialty Specific) 11 June 2010
 

Applications for the Surgical Science Examinations:

enclosing payment should be forwarded to:

Miss Leonie Armstrong
Examinations Officer
Dept. of Examinations
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
College of Surgeons' Gardens
250-290 Spring St
East Melbourne VIC 3002
Australia

Email: examinations@surgeons.org


The Clinical Examination

The Clinical Examination is conducted twice per year

  • February – March
  • May – June

The Clinical Examination is offered in the following centres providing there is a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20 candidates on a first come, first serve basis.

  • Adelaide
  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne (2 centres)
  • Newcastle
  • Perth
  • Sydney (2 centres)
  • Dunedin (available to NZ & Australian candidates)
  • Auckland (first priority is given to NZ candidates)

Timetable

February / March 2010
Closing date 9 December 2009 
Clinical 13 February 2010
 *Exam is now Closed
 
June /July 2010
Closing date 14 April 2010 (Closed) 
Clinical

The Dunedin venue is now full and no more applications can be accepted.

29 May 2010

Applications for the Clinical Examination and enclosing payment should be forwarded to:

Ms Lorraine Jennings
Examinations Officer
Dept. of Examinations
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
College of Surgeons' Gardens
250-290 Spring St
East Melbourne VIC 3002
Australia

Email: examinations@surgeons.org

**APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE CLOSING DATES**

The venue at which you choose to present for the examination must be recorded on the application form and cannot be altered after the closing date. Candidates are requested to nominate three (3) venue preferences.
The underlying regulations apply to candidates withdrawing from the Surgical Sciences Examination and/or Clinical Examination or when transferring to a future Surgical Sciences Examination and/or Clinical Examination.

Withdrawals From Examinations

Applicants who:

  • withdraw from the examination prior to the examination closing date will be refunded 100% of the examination fee.
  • withdraw from the examination more than 10 working days prior to the first scheduled day of the examination will be refunded 50% of the examination fee.
  • withdraw from the examination 10 working days or less, of the first scheduled day of the examination will be refunded 25% of the examination fee.

 


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