In This Section

Medico-Legal

The Medico-Legal Section has more than 400 members and is serviced by the Section Committee. The Committee meets four times per year to assist in the development of educational activities in the medico-legal area and to provide Council with advice on medico-legal issues.

Activities

  • Foundation for Surgery Louis Waller Medico-Legal Scholarship
  • Combined Meeting of AOA/RACS/AMLC includes AMA Guidelines: Difficult Cases
  • Combined AOA/RACS/AMLC Medico-Legal meeting
  • James Pryor Lecture, delivered at the Annual Scientific Congress
  • Annual Scientific Congress Medico-Legal program

Peer review

In relation to their CPD obligations, RACS Fellows can claim up to 10 hours per annum under Audit by submitting three medico-legal reports for peer review. If required, the Medico-Legal Section Secretariat can assist with identifying appropriate Fellows to undertake peer reviews.

Membership enquiries

If you are interested in becoming a member, please forward your details to the Secretariat

Governance

The Section is governed by a Committee as per the Sections Terms of Reference (PDF 92.12KB) (PDF 177.86KB) reporting to the RACS Fellowship Services Committee.

Committee Chair - Mr Gary Speck FRACS

Contact

Medico-Legal Section Secretariat
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
250-290 Spring Street
East Melbourne VIC 3002 Australia

Telephone: +61 3 9249 1237
Fax: +61 3 9276 7432
Email: MedicoLegalSection@surgeons.org