Frequently asked questions
Why are there such long waiting lists?
Due to high demand applicants will wait between eighteen months
and three years to be offered a course place.
There are a number of factors that contribute to this. Since
2007, RACS has seen a spike in waitlist numbers as doctors applying
to the SET program endeavour to undertake courses prior to
applying. In response, RACS has increased course numbers and
continues to do so. Factors such as venue and resource availability
limit the capacity to further increase course numbers. All skills
courses rely on the continued involvement and commitment of
volunteer faculty, which exceeds 1200 Fellows and Trainees of
various specialty Colleges.
How can I get onto a course quickly?
If you urgently need to attend a skills course, please email the
relevant course administrator, outlining the
reason for the request and ask to be placed on the reserve
list.
Applicants who submit preferences but are not allocated a course
place are automatically allocated to the relevant reserve list.
As places become available applicants on the reserve list may be
contacted by the Skills Training Department.
Who are these courses mandatory for?
RACS skills courses are not a mandatory eligibility requirement
for selection to the SET program, but are required to be undertaken
during surgical training.
Most RACS skills courses are mandatory for SET Trainees.
Preference for courses is given to SET Trainees, followed by the
waiting list in order of date of application.
Who teaches these courses?
RACS skills courses are possible because of the contribution of
volunteer multidisciplinary faculty which includes surgeons,
emergency physicians, physicians, intensivists, anaesthetists and
general practitioners. If you are interested in teaching on a
skills course, please vist the Register as Faculty page.
What is the allocation process?
Places are offered according to the applicant's date of
registration. Preferences for the following year's courses are sent
out in August each year, with allocations finalised mid- to
late-November. SET Trainees required to complete skills courses are
offered places ahead of the waitlist. Once SET Trainees have been
allocated, remaining course places are offered to the waiting list
according to the date of registration.
Contact
Australian courses
ASSET asset@surgeons.org
CCrISP® ccrisp@surgeons.org
CLEAR clear@surgeons.org
EMST emst@surgeons.org
TIPS tips@surgeons.org
New Zealand courses
ASSET asset.nz@surgeons.org
CCrISP® ccrisp.nz@surgeons.org
EMST emst.nz@surgeons.org
Skills Training Department
Telephone: +61 3 9249 1297
Fax: +61 3 9249 1298
Skills Training Department
Division of Education Development and Assessment
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
College of Surgeons' Gardens
250-290 Spring Street
East Melbourne VIC 3002
Australia
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