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What will you learn?
The Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators is an introductory
course to expand knowledge and skills in surgical teaching and
education. The aim of the course is to establish a basic standard
expected of RACS surgical educators and will further knowledge in
teaching and learning concepts. Participants will look at how these
concepts can be applied into their own teaching context and will
have the opportunity to reflect on their own personal strengths and
weaknesses as an educator.
The course will cover such topics as:
- Understanding learners and what is needed for learning
- Planning teaching to support learning
- Using questions effectively
- Recognising teaching and learning opportunities in the clinical
environment
- How to give effective feedback and avoid the "pitfalls"
- Assessing trainees and how you as an assessor influence the
reliability and validity of assessments
Fees (All values contain GST):
Free for members (Fellows, Trainees or International Medical
Graduates within the College)
A$430 for non-members of the College
NZ$495 for non-members of the College
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
points:
This educational activity has been approved in the College's CPD
Program. Fellows who participate can claim 1 point per hour
(maximum of seven points) in Category 3 - Maintenance of
Knowledge and Skills. For those with a RACS CPD requirement this
activity will be automatically uploaded to your record.
Where is the course held?
All courses are open to all specialities unless
otherwise stated.
ACT
New South Wales
New Zealand
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Other
See what participants have said about this course and find out
what to expect:
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Mandatory for:
Do you teach or train SET Trainees or supervise IMGs? The
Foundation Skills for Surgical Educators (FSSE) Course is
mandatory.
With the release of the RACS Action Plan: Building Respect and
Improving Patient Safety, the Foundation Skills for Surgical
Educators course is now mandatory for Surgeons who are involved in
the training and assessment of RACS SET Trainees.
The FSSE course is mandatory for the following groups:
- SET Surgical Supervisors
- Surgeons in the clinical environment who teach or train SET
trainees
- IMG Supervisors
- Research Supervisors
- Education Board members
- Board of Surgical Education and Training
- Specialty Training Boards members
New appointees to complete within 6 months of commencement.
Participants are required to attend the entire course. Partial
participation will be recorded as non-attendance.
Exemptions
Can
I get an exemption? (PDF 112KB)
Locations and dates:
ACT
- Friday 13 September 2019 - RACS Office,
Canberra
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New South Wales
- Saturday 29 June 2019 - Wests New Lambton,
Newcastle
- Monday 19 August 2019 - RACS Office,
Sydney
- Sunday 25 August 2019 - RACS Office,
Sydney
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New Zealand
- Wednesday 17 July 2019 - Waikato Hospital,
Waitako (Trainees only)
- Friday 30 August 2019 - Novotel, Hamilton
- Friday 13 September 2019 - Greenlane Hospital,
Auckland (Trainees only)
- Friday 20 September 2019 - Novotel Cathedral Square,
Christchurch
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Northern Territory
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Queensland
- Wednesday 3 July 2019 - Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital,
Brisbane
- Saturday 14 September 2019 - RACS Office,
Brisbane
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South Australia
- Friday 25 October 2019 - RACS Office,
Adelaide
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Tasmania
- Saturday, 24 August 2019 - The Old Woolstore Hotel,
Hobart
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Victoria
- Saturday 10 August 2019 - RACS Office,
Melbourne
- Friday 6 September 2019 - RACS Office,
Melbourne
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Western Australia
- Saturday 9 November 2019 - RACS Office,
Perth
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Other
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Contact
Email: fsse@surgeons.org
Ph: +61 3 9276 7440