The Royal
Australasian College of Surgeons Trainees' Association (RACSTA)
represents trainees' interests within the College. Surgical
training is a challenging and rewarding time, and RACSTA is here to
make your journey as enjoyable and as productive as possible.
RACSTA includes representatives from all specialties, providing
input at all levels from regional boards to College Council. In
this way, RACSTA strongly advocates for trainee issues
in College processes and policy. RACSTA welcomes your
views, so please contact your specialty or local regional
representatives via email.
Your contributions are vital and appreciated.
RACSTA End-of-Term Survey Results
Since 2010, all Trainees have been invited to participate in
surveys at the end of each six month rotation. The survey addresses
various aspects of the completed rotation. The results of each
individual survey have been analysed within RACS and the
distribution of results has been restricted to ensure
confidentiality of the respondents.
The first five years' worth of surveys have now been aggregated
and prepared into a consolidated report. This
report is now available for all Trainees to read (PDF 603KB,
Members only - login required). Speciality specific reports will be
released in due course.
If you have any questions or comments regarding the report,
please send them to racsta@surgeons.org.
John Corboy
Medal
Dr John Corboy (1969-2007) was elected chair of the Royal
Australasian College of Surgeons Trainees' Association in 2007. He
was a great leader and a selfless representative of College
Trainees. He generously gave his peers his time and wisdom. His
energetic service to the profession and his tenacious passion for
surgery despite personal adversity was remarkable.
This distinguished award for surgical Trainees commemorates Dr
John Corboy's achievements and recognises exceptional service by
other Trainees. The John Corboy Medal is awarded annually to a
Trainee who demonstrates the characteristics for which John was
admired.
The award is made to a candidate who shows some or all of the
following qualities:
- Outstanding
leadership
- Selfless
service
- Tenacity
- Service to
trainees of the College
These qualities must be demonstrated in either the performance
of his or her duties, service to the surgical community, the manner
of and approach to the fulfilment of their surgical training and/or
by their commitment to and involvement with the community of
surgical Trainees.
Nominations for the 2018 award close on 31 August
2017 and should be emailed to racsta@surgeons.org. Winners
will be notified once the selection process is complete and a
formal announcement will be made shortly after. The award will
formally be presented at the 2017 RACS Annual Scientific Conference
(ASC).
At the time of the nomination, the nominee for the award must be
a current Trainee of RACS. A nomination may be made by a Fellow or
another Trainee. The nomination will be supported by a citation
from the nominator/s which should adequately demonstrate the
suitability of the nominee for the award by addressing the criteria
outlined.
The winner of the award will receive an individual medal and
listing on an Honour Board housed in the RACS Melbourne Office. The
recipient is also listed in the Distinguished Award Recipients
section of the RACS website. The winner will also receive
complimentary registration to the ASC.
The Section of Academic Surgery (SAS)
The
Section of Academic Surgery (SAS) holds an Annual November
Academic meeting and a Developing a Career in Academic Surgery
course in May. These meetings are a great place for Trainees
to network with inspirational senior academic surgeons from both
Australasia and the United States.
Committee
Executive Committee
Chair: Ruth
Mitchell
Education
Portfolio: Philip Chia
Training
Portfolio: Su Mei Hoh
Support and
Advocacy Portfolio: Stewart Morrison
Communications
Portfolio: Rachel Care
State
Representatives
New Zealand:
Heath Lash
New South Wales:
Jasmine Wong
Queensland:
Damian Fry
Victoria:
Nicholas Low
Tasmania: Imogen
Ibbett
Western
Australia: Leigh Archer
Australian
Capital Territory: Rudyard Wake
South Australia
/ Northern Territory: Robert McCusker
Speciality Representatives
Cardiothoracic
Surgery: Niamh Keenan
General Surgery
(Australia): Thomas Arthur
General Surgery
(New Zealand): Roberto Sthory
Neurosurgery:
Jun Kim
Orthopaedic
Surgery (Australia): Scott Taylor
Orthopaedic
Surgery (New Zealand): David Lees
Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery (Australia): Marco Raftopulos
Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery (New Zealand): Benjamin Chan
Paediatric
Surgery: Kim Aikins
Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery (Australia): Matthew Starr
Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery (New Zealand): Andrew Sanders
Urology: Ross
Fowler
Vascular
Surgery: Shrikkanth Rangarajan
Election via Application Positions
(Co-opted)
Laura
Wang
Yogeesan
Sivakumaran
Mark
Stringer
Danielle
Nizzero
William
Perry
Contact
Contact Board representatives
at racsta@surgeons.org or phone Zoe Husband on +61 3 9276
7490