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Critical Literature Evaluations and Research (CLEAR)

The CLEAR course provides you with the skills needed for critical appraisal of medical literature, as well as tools for understanding, designing and implementing surgical research.

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Registration platform

We have a Training & Services platform, where you can search, register and pay for courses.

You will be able to register in a few easy steps:

  • You will have to sign in to eHub to register (please refer to the quick reference guide (PDF 568.52KB) for detailed steps, or watch this video on how to navigate your way through the platform)
  • Complete the registration form
  • Select pass
  • Agree to Terms and Conditions
  • Make payment via card or PayPal
  • Your place is not confirmed until payment has been processed
  • Please use Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge
  • If unable to proceed on the registration page, try a hard refresh (Ctrl F5)

For more information, please refer to the frequently asked questions (PDF 130.53KB).

Course objectives

CLEAR for junior doctors and Trainees

By completing this course, you will be able to:

  • ask answerable clinical questions
  • find and critically appraise literature efficiently
  • understand study methodologies
  • extract numerical information from literature
  • apply evidence to surgical practice
  • develop sound foundations for conducting research
  • incorporate current research into practice
  • identify areas where good evidence is lacking and future research necessary.

Eligibility

The CLEAR Provider course caters to:

  • Junior doctors aspiring to a career in surgery
  • SET Trainees of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons – training requirement for General Surgery and Urology. It is also required for Trainees in General Surgery Australia who are not on the GSET program
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Trainees (training requirement).

To register, applicants must be post-graduate year (PGY) 1+ registered medical graduates (e.g. MBBS).

Course schedule

Please visit the CLEAR 2025 course schedule (PDF 35.8KB).

Current fees

  • Australia – AU$2,155.00 (including GST)
  • Aotearoa New Zealand – NZ$2,410.00 (including GST)

Fees for both Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand will remain at 2024 fee prices.

Australian SETs who are mandated to complete the course are exempt from GST on Australian courses.

Courses conducted in Aotearoa New Zealand will be invoiced in NZ dollars, regardless of residential country of applicant.

Course fee includes:

  • course manual and articles
  • a certificate upon completion
  • catering

Waitlist

Once the course is full, you will be placed on a waitlist. You will be contacted if a place becomes available and given an opportunity to register.

Cancellation policy

In the event that a participant withdraws from a Skills Training course, the following refund criteria are applied:

  • Withdrawal more than 10 weeks prior to course: 95% refund of course fee
  • Withdrawal less than 10 weeks prior to course: 50% refund of course fee
  • Withdrawal less than 6 weeks prior to course: No refund of course fee

This policy will apply to all courses and participants. We encourage registration to local courses.

In the event that RACS is required to cancel a course, participants will receive a full refund of their course fee.

If a participant is not able to attend the course for compassionate reasons (e.g. sickness or bereavement) the refund amount will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Please contact [email protected] as soon as possible if you are not able to attend the course.

Please do not attend a RACS event if you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or are awaiting a test result.

As of November 2024.

Withdrawals and transfers

To withdraw from your allocated course, please login to eHub and follow the steps given below:

  • Click your profile name on the upper right-hand corner of the page.
  • Click My Registrations. This will display a list of all courses you are enrolled for.
  • Click CANCEL button for the course you want to withdraw from.
  • You will receive an email notification confirming your withdrawal.
  • If you are eligible for a refund, you will be refunded by the payment method used at time of purchase, you will receive an email confirming the credit has been processed.
  • For eligible refunds through payment method of PayPal, if payment was made over six months ago, PayPal will decline the refund. Our Finance team will contact you for an alternative refund method.

Unfortunately, transfers to alternative courses are not possible.

Contact

Australia

CLEAR Program Coordinator

Telephone: +61 3 9276 7453

Email: [email protected]

Aotearoa New Zealand

New Zealand Program Coordinator

Telephone: +64 4 385 5690

Email: [email protected]

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