2019 Timetable

Applications are now closed for 2019.

Interviews will be held in Wellington on Wednesday 19 June 2019.    If you have put in an application you will be informed if you will be offered an interview in late May 2019.

If you have any queries, please email:  Helen Glasgow

Applicants must have successfully completed the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Generic Surgical Sciences Examination (GSSE) prior to the Specialty application closing date, in addition to having a minimum of 26 weeks General Surgery experience and 12 weeks Surgery in Critical Care experience which must be completed by the time of application.

A completed  Procedural Skills and Professional Capabilities Form which shows validation by a supervisor of a number of professional activities and operative procedures is also required.

To apply:

• Please check you meet the generic requirements of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons by visiting the website:  RACS Selection Requirements.
• Register your interest with RACS – even if you have applied before.  Click here to register with RACS.
• For specific requirements to apply for the Training Programme in General Surgery in New Zealand, please refer to the 2019 Selection Regulations New Zealand November 2018
• Click on this link to access the application form  – https://portal.nzags.co.nz/applicant/application/start  .