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
RACS Fellows may obtain up to 15 CPD points per calendar year by submitting three Medico Legal reports for peer review.
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) reporting to the RACS Fellowship Services Committee.
Committee Chair - Dr Neil Berry FRACS
Chair Elect - 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