Accreditation of Hospital Training Posts

Trainees progress through an integrated program that provides them with increasing professional responsibility under appropriate supervision. RACS approves training posts that enable Trainees to acquire the needed competencies to become consultant surgeons who are able to practise independently or as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Application process for accreditation

RACS accredits individual training posts in nine surgical specialties, with each specialty determining the accreditation standards that training posts must meet.

The table below indicates which organisation is responsible for supporting the accreditation process. Please follow the links below to obtain the standards and application form required.

Specialty Australia New Zealand
Cardiothoracic Surgery  RACS (see below) RACS (see below)
General Surgery  General Surgeons Australia  New Zealand Association of General Surgeons
Neurosurgery  Neurosurgical Society of Australasia  Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
Orthopaedic Surgery  Australian Orthopaedics Association  New Zealand Orthopaedics Association
Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery  Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery  RACS (see below)
Paediatric Surgery RACS (see below) RACS (see below)
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery  Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons New Zealand Association of Plast Surgeons
Urology  Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand  Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand
Vascular Surgery  ANZSVS  ANZSVS

 

A List of Accredited posts is available per specialty.  

Specialty Australia New Zealand
Cardiothoracic Surgery Cardiothoracic Accredited Hospital Posts Cardiothoracic Accredited Hospital Posts
General Surgery General Surgeons Australia New Zealand Association of General Surgeons
Neurosurgery Neurosurgical Society of Australasia Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
Orthopaedic Surgery Australian Orthopaedics Association New Zealand Orthopaedics Association
Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery To be posted at later date. 
Paediatric Surgery Accredited Paediatric Surgery Hospital Posts Accredited Paediatric Surgery Hospital Posts
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons
Urology Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand
Vascular Surgery ANZSVS ANZSVS

 

Current RACS Accreditation Standards

For hospital posts supported by RACS, the RACS accreditation standards can be found in the Accreditation of Hospitals and Posts for Surgical Education and Training booklet (PDF 345.22KB) (PDF 345.22KB). The current version of the booklet was released in June 2016.

All decisions can be reviewed according to RACS Reconsideration, Review and Appeals Policy. Information about the process is available here

The Application for accreditation form (PDF 132.31KB) (PDF 132.31KB) can be downloaded for all RACS supported posts.

Accreditation of all posts must comply with the RACS Training Post Accreditation and Administration policy. (PDF 57.1KB) (PDF 57.1KB)

Read the FAQs about post accreditation.

 

Contact

HTP Project Manager
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
250-290 Spring Street
East Melbourne VIC 3002
Email: [email protected]