Selection requirements
Generic eligibility requirements for selection into the SET
program
Any person wishing to apply for selection into the training program
of one (or more) of the surgical specialties must fulfil all of the
generic eligibility criteria, plus the eligibility criteria for the
specific specialty (or specialties).
The generic eligibility criteria which
apply across all nine specialties are:
- permanent residency1 or citizenship of Australia or New
Zealand at the time of registration
- General (unconditional) registration in Australia or General scope
or restricted general scope registration in the relevant
specialty2 in New Zealand
At the time of registration applicants must consent to a full
criminal history check including submission of relevant documentation on
request to enable this to be undertaken. All generic eligibility
requirements must be satisfied at the time of registration. No
registrations will be accepted after 5.00 p.m. AEDT February 20,
2009.
Prior to registration please read:
Notes:
1. Permanent (non-citizen) residents of New Zealand are not
automatically entitled to residential approval in Australia. New Zealand
(non-citizen) residents who apply for a program with Australian
rotations will be responsible for securing a visa. In the event that a
visa cannot be obtained no special arrangements can be made, and the
offer of a place on the program may be withdrawn, or the trainee
dismissed.
2. Doctors with restricted general scope registration can only apply for
training in the specialty to which they are restricted.
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Specialty specific eligibility criteria
and selection processes
Applicants may apply for selection into SET if they can demonstrate,
at the time of submitting their application that they have completed, or
will complete prior to the start of the next training year, all the
mandatory clinical requirements of the specialty to which they are
applying. If a selected applicant does not fulfil the specialty
requirements prior to the start of the next year of training the offer
will be withdrawn. Unless specifically stated otherwise, an acceptable
clinical rotation is post-graduate experience with a minimum duration of
8 weeks, which has been under the supervision of an appropriately
qualified clinician (surgeon, physician, anaesthetist or intensivist,
depending on the type of term). A Critical Care experience is defined as
Intensive Care Unit, High Dependency Unit, or similar high intensity
clinical area training environments, including, by way of example,
cardiothoracic; burns units; spinal units; vascular units; and busy
acute general surgery units. For those specialties that conduct separate
selection processes in Australia and New Zealand, an applicant may only
apply for selection in one or the other country. Applicants will be
required to nominate which country they are applying for at the time of
registration.
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There are two stages in the
Selection process.
Stage 1 is the registration stage
Anyone intending to apply for selection in 2009 must register their
intention to apply within the specified time-frame. By the closing date
of this stage, applicants must be able to meet the generic eligibility
requirements. The fee for registration must be paid by any applicant who
is not a current trainee in the BST or SET programs (excluding BST
trainees who have interrupted their training) or Fellow. IMGs who have
been recommended to apply to SET must pay the registration fee. All
stage 1 registrations are conducted on-line through the College.
Potential applicants for selection into SET cannot register via
specialty societies and associations.
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Stage 2 is the application and
selection stage
Doctors who have registered for selection and have been confirmed as
satisfying the generic eligibility requirements may lodge an application
for selection from March 13. The following specialties accept
applications for selection through the College web-based application
system:
Cardiothoracic Surgery
General Surgery (Australia or New Zealand)
Neurosurgery
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Australia and New Zealand)
Paediatric Surgery
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Australia & New Zealand)
Vascular Surgery
The following specialties accept applications for selection through
their specialty societies.
Orthopaedic Surgery (Australia and New Zealand)
Urology
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Fees for Selection
| Stage 1
|
Selection Registration Fee $365 (plus
GST) |
There will be no refund on this fee |
| Stage 2 |
Selection Processing Fee $550 per specialty (plus
GST) |
There will be no refund on this fee |
This Selection Processing Fee applies to:
Cardiothoracic Surgery
General Surgery (Australia and New Zealand)
Neurosurgery
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Australia and New Zealand)
Paediatric Surgery
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Australia and New Zealand)
Vascular Surgery
The following other specialty programs will publish their own Selection
Processing Fees:
Orthopaedic Surgery (Australia or New Zealand)
Urology (Australia or New Zealand)
Applicants applying to more than one specialty are required to pay a
Selection Processing Fee for each specialty at the time of submitting
their application/CV.
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Time-line for Selection
2009
| Stage 1 |
Selection registration |
Opens: January 6 (12 noon
AEDT)
Closes: February 20 (5.00 p.m. AEDT) |
| Stage 2 |
Selection application |
Opens: March 13 (12.00 noon AEDT)
Closes: April 3 (12.00 noon AEDT) |
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Referee reports will be
collected |
April 14 - May 15 |
|
Interviews |
See specialty specific information |
|
Announcement of offers NZ only |
June 26 - 28, 2009 |
|
Announcement of offers
AUS and bi-national programs |
July 17, 2009 |
Applicants offered a position on a training program must accept
within 10 days of the offer. Offers not accepted within the nominated
timeframe will be automatically rescinded.
Contact
For further enquiries that cannot be answered by the website
information, please contact SETEnquiries@surgeons.org.
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Register
If you are eligible to apply in 2009 for the Surgical Education and
Training (SET) program, you must register for selection between January
6 and February 20, 2009.
Registration for Selection is now Closed
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Specialty specific
eligibility requirements for selection into the SET program
Cardiothoracic
Surgery
General
Surgery - Australia & New Zealand
Neurosurgery
Orthopaedic
Surgery - Australia
Orthopaedic
Surgery - New Zealand
Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery - Australia
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery - New
Zealand
Paediatric
Surgery
Plastic
and Reconstructive Surgery - Australia
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - New Zealand
Urology
Vascular
Surgery
SET Information Booklet
Click here for the 2009 SET information Booklet
| Selection, requirements,
Surgical Education, Training, SET Program |
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Last Modified: 11 May 2009
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