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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.

December 2022 update

December 2022 update
The Skills Training Department has opened registrations for 2023 courses on the dates below. Please note courses are filling up quickly. The event description may indicate places are available however the system is taking a while to catch up so if you are referred to the waiting list, please register and we will contact you if a place becomes available. 

2023 Course registration
Registrations for 2023 courses are scheduled to open as outlined below at 10am AEDT:
RACS Fellows, SETs and SIMGs 16 November 2022 
General release (all eligible applicants) 30 November 2022

Course schedule
Please visit the CLEAR 2023 course schedule (PDF 42.88KB).

Contact us
Please contact skills.registration@surgeons.org if you have any questions or sign up to the Skills Training mailing list, this group will be notified of all course developments.

Type of course

  • The Provider course is for medical graduates or senior, and is two days in duration.

CLEAR 2nd Edition

The CLEAR Committee is excited to announce the launch of the 2nd Edition in September 2019.

For an outline of the new two day course please view the CLEAR provider course program (PDF 48.6KB).

Key changes

  • updated curriculum including new topics relevant to current practice
  • eLearning module including knowledge checks and course resources
  • increased interactivity and fewer didactic lectures.

Benefits

  • opportunity to network with your peers
  • access to expert faculty; local leaders in surgical research and epidemiology
  • mentoring: faculty members connect with course participants prior to and throughout the course
  • opportunity to be considered a potential instructor (nominated at course by the faculty).