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.
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.
Pay Your Selection FEE - only when submitting your application
The Selection Processing Fee for General Surgery New Zealand is NZ $828.00 (Inc. GST).
Click this link to pay your selection fee by credit card.
You may also pay it via internet banking.
Please bank the money into ASB Bank
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