Applications

Selection Timetable 2024

Selection Registration Opens – 9 January 2024

Selection Registration Closes –  31 January 2024

Selection Applications Open – 1 March 2024 – 2.00pm

Selection Applications Close –  26 March 2024 – 2.00pm

Referee Reporting Opens –  28 April 2024

Referee Reporting Closes – 22 May 2024

Interviews – 19 June 2024 in Wellington

First offers made – 8 July 2024

Last date for Offers  8 November 2024

Selection Regulations for 2024 are here.

If you have any queries, please email: Ray Collins

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 52 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.   The procedures must be carried out after January 2024.

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 – this must be done even if you have applied before.  Click here to register with RACS.
  • Click on this link to access the application form  – https://portal.nzags.co.nz/applicant/application/start  .  This link will be available on 1 March 2023.

For those applicants who are submitting an abstract for presentation at the NZAGS ASM in April 2024 you will be informed if your abstract is accepted the week beginning 6 March 2024. This letter can be attached to your application so that this can be scored for your CV.

In February 2022 the General Surgical Training Programme moved to a five year competency based training programme.