Specialist International Medical Graduate Committee
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Overview
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) is the principal body for the training and education of surgeons in Australia and New Zealand. Accreditation is given by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) and the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) to train surgeons and maintain surgical standards.
The Specialist International Medical Graduate Committee (SIMGC) has oversight of specialist international medical graduate assessment processes, reporting to the Board of Surgical Education and Training.
Membership
Associate Professor Kerin Fielding – Chair
Mr Anthony Sparnon – RACS President (ex-officio)
Associate Professor Phillip Carson – RACS Censor in Chief (ex-officio)
Mr Adrian Anthony – Chair, Board of Surgical Education and Training (ex-officio)
Professor Raymond Sacks – Otolaryngology Head & Neck Specialty Elected Councillor
Mr Graeme Campbell – Clinical Director, SIMG Assessment & Support
Mr Sivendran Seevanayagam – SIMG Representative, Board of Cardiothoracic Surgery
A/Prof Vijayaragavan Muralidharan – SIMG Representative, Australian Board in General Surgery
Mr Nikitas Vrodos – SIMG Representative, Board of Neurosurgery
Dr Vera Sallen – SIMG Representative, Australian Orthopaedic Association Federal Training Committee
Dr Elizabeth Sigston – SIMG Representative, Board of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
Dr Peter Borzi – SIMG Representative, Board of Paediatric Surgery
Associate Professor Michael Leung – SIMG Representative, Australian Board of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Ms Sarah Hulme – Chair, New Zealand Board of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Mr Richard Grills – SIMG Representative, Board of Urology
Mr Peter Charalabidis – Chair, Board of Vascular Surgery
Mr Nigel Willis – New Zealand Censor
Mr Bhavin Jadav – Fellow who progressed through SIMG pathway
Ms Susi Tegen – RACS Appointed External Member (non FRACS)
Meetings
2021 calendar
11 February 2021
10 June 2021
14 October 2021
Contact
SIMG Assessment Department
250-290 Spring Street
East Melbourne VIC 3002
Telephone: +61 3 9249 1124
Email: simg.enquiries@surgeons.org