Last Update: 19/04/2013 10:51
The College is actively developing and delivering solutions to
surgical challenges in remote and regional Australia and New
Zealand. Challenges like workforce recruitment, retention and
professional development in a rural context are important to the
College.
The Rural Surgery Section is dedicated to serving the interests
of surgeons who practise outside the metropolitan areas of
Australia and New Zealand. Its aim is to assist in the
provision of surgical care of the highest standard to the people of
regional, rural and remote Australia and New Zealand.The Rural
Surgery Section is open to all Fellows with a stake or interest in
this area.
Activities
Surgical training, Continuing Professional Development,
Research, Rural surgical workforce issues and Practice
development:
If you are a surgical trainee who is considering working in
rural Australia Rural Coach (PDF
287 KB) might be able to support you.
Rural Surgeons Award - The Rural Surgeons Award is given for
services to rural surgery and rural communities. Nominations are
invited each year, and the award is made at the annual meeting of
Provincial Surgeons of Australia (PSA), the College Annual
Scientific Congress or the New Zealand
Association of General Surgeons.
Advice and input into various College position
papers such as Farm Injury, Quad Bikes, Gun Control, the Use of
Chainsaws and GP Procedural Surgical Training.
David Gawler (PDF 14Kb) reports on life as
a surgeon working in the Northern Territory.
Representing
rural surgeons - Where to from here? (PDF 14Kb) was written by
Mike Sexton, past Chair of the Rural Surgery Section (RSS)
Provincial Surgeons of Australia (PSA) - The PSA holds an
annual conference in a regional centre in Australia. For more
information, go to the Conferences and Events Department - Current meetings
page.
Training
View various Skills
Training courses provided by the College.
Rural Health Continuing
Education - The Rural Health Continuing Education (RHCE)
Program, funded by the Australian Government, supports qualified
health professionals living and working in the rural and remote
Australia to undertake continuing professional development
activities.
View other professional development
activities offered by the College to Fellows and Trainees
Membership enquiries
If you are interested in becoming a member, please forward your
details to the Secretariat
Governance
The Section is governed by an Executive Committee reporting to
the College's Fellowship Services Committee.
Rural Surgery Section Terms of
Reference
Sections - Role and
Membership
Executive Committee Chair - Mr Tom Bowles
FRACS
Awards
and Honours Policies
Rural Surgeons' Award
Contact
Rural Surgery Section Secretariat
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
College of Surgeons' Gardens
250-290 Spring Street
East Melbourne VIC 3002 Australia
Telephone: +61 3 9276 7407
Fax: +61 3 9276 7432
Email: rural@surgeons.org