Frequently asked questions
Who are these courses mandatory for?
Most of the RACS skills courses are mandatory for SET Trainees.
RACS skills courses are not a mandatory eligibility requirement for
selection to the SET program, but are required to be undertaken
during surgical training. 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 visit the relevant skills course web
page.
Why are there such long waiting lists?
Due to high demand applicants will wait approximately eighteen
months to two years to be offered a course place. There are a
number of factors that contribute to this. In the last four years
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 the volunteer
faculty pool, which exceeds 1200 Fellows and Trainees of various
specialty Colleges.
How can I get onto a course quickly?
If an applicant urgently needs to attend a skills course, they
should contact the relevant course
administrator by email, outline the reason for the request and
ask to be placed on the reserve list.
Applicants who submit preferences but are not allocated a place
on a course 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.
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
Ellen Webber - Manager, Skills Training
Department
ellen.webber@surgeons.org
Zoë Denner - ASSET Curriculum
Co-ordinator
asset@surgeons.org
Isabella Galka - ASSET Administrator
asset@surgeons.org
Emma Church - CCrISP Program
Administrator
ccrisp@surgeons.org
Clare Dilworth - CLEAR Administrator
clear@surgeons.org
Lesley Dunstall - National Co-ordinator, EMST
and CCrISP
lesley.dunstall@surgeons.org
Alexis Wilson - EMST Program Administrator -
Faculty
emst@surgeons.org
Nicole Craft - EMST Program
Administrator - Participants
emst@surgeons.org
Lucy Hall - EMST Administration Assistant -
Participants
emst@surgeons.org
Jess Murphy - TIPS Program Administrator
tips@surgeons.org
Rachel Turner - EMST/ASSET/CCrISP New Zealand
Administrator
asset.nz@surgeons.org
ccrisp.nz@surgeons.org
emst.nz@surgeons.org
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