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Women in Surgery

The College is committed to expanding the number of women in surgical training and to ensuring the training programs do not disadvantage them. The development of the Women in Surgery Committee and mentoring programs for Trainees reflect that commitment.

Attracting women to pursue surgical careers in not unique in Australia, but, since half the medical graduates are now female, there is a need to attract the best graduates to surgery, and the College is actively pursuing that goal.

Purpose

• The Women in Surgery Committee was established to encourage and support all Trainees, but females in particular.
• The committee is a source of advice and guidance for Council in relation to gender and Trainee issues.
• While recognising gender issues in training and the surgical workforce, the committee also aims to develop guidelines and policies to combat the numerous issues faced by all individuals in the surgical field.
• The committee seeks to remove any barriers with which Trainees or medical graduates are faced, with plans to develop a mentoring program within the College to assist medical students, Trainees and young surgeons.

Achievements

The Committee has assisted in the development of some of the College's key policies and related documents. It has been fundamental in establishing guidelines on issues such as Discrimination and Harassment, and Safe Working Hours, and plans to continue this work with a mentoring scheme.

Chair

Kate Drummond

Contact

Women in Surgery Committee Secretariat
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
College of Surgeons' Gardens
250–290 Spring Street
East Melbourne Vic 3002 Australia

Telephone: +61 3 9276 7446
Fax: +61 3 9276 7432
Email: sections@surgeons.org