Applications

Important message for applicants planning to apply in 2023 for the 2024 training year:  

The Aotearoa New Zealand Committee in General Surgery (AoNZCiGS) and Aotearoa New Zealand Training Sub-Committee (AoNZTSC) have recently agreed to make the Clinical Exam a pre-requisite for Selection the NZ General Surgical Training programme.

Details about the exam can be found on this page.

Applications for 2022 are now closed.

Selection Timetable 2022

Selection Registration Opens – Wednesday 12 January 2022

Selection Registration Closes – Wednesday 9 February 2022

Selection Applications Open – Wednesday 2 March 2022 – 2.00pm

Selection Applications Close – Wednesday 30 March 2022 – 7.00pm

Referee Reporting Opens – Friday 22 April 2022

Referee Reporting Closes – Friday 20 May 2022

Interviews –  22 June 2022 in Wellington

First offers made – Week beginning 4  July 2022

Last date for Offers Friday 11 November 2022

If you have any queries, please email:  Helen Glasgow

Selection Regulations for 2022 are available now – click here to view a copy.

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 2020.

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 Wednesday 2 March 2022 at 2.00pm and will close on 30 March 2022 at 7.00pm

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