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AOA
Australian Orthopaedic Association
 

BECOMING A TRAINEE

SET APPLICATION FOR 2013

 

How to Apply for SET Training

Application to the Surgical Education & Training (SET) Program is a two-stage process:

  1. Registration with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
    RACS assesses each registrant against the generic eligibility requirements of general (unrestricted) medical registration and permanent residency. Ineligible registrants are advised accordingly and cannot proceed to the application lodgement phase.
  2.  

  3. Application to the Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA)
    SET applications for 2013 have now closed. Applicants selected for interview will be notified on/before 6 June 2012.

 

SET Application Timeline

RACS selection registration opened
RACS selection registration closed        

Wednesday 11 January 2012
Friday 17 February 2012

AOA online selection application opened
AOA online selection application closed

Wednesday 14 March 2012
Thursday 5 April 2012

Referee reporting opens
Referee reporting closes

Monday 23 April 2012
Monday 21 May 2012

Interviews

Saturday 16 June 2012

Announcement of offers

Monday 16 July 2012

SET Application Documents

SET Application Regulations - updated 20 December 2011

SET Application FAQs - updated 13 March 2012

SET Application Points Guide - updated 13 March 2012

 

Note: 

  • HDU terms will not be deemed equivalent to a critical care term from the 2013 application.
  • Case Reports will not be accepted for points under the Research Publications category.


AOA ANATOMY COURSES

For information about AOA anatomy courses, please click here.

 


INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES

If you are an international medical graduate (IMG), please note that you must be an Australian citizen or have permanent resident status in Australia for the full duration of the program, and hold unconditional registration as a medical practitioner in Australia. For more information, contact RACS IMG department

 


UNDERGRADUATE INFORMATION EVENINGS

AOA will run undergraduate information evenings regionally throughout the year, for medical students interested in orthopaedics. Please contact AOA Training Officer Anqi Zhu on (02) 8071 8027 or anqi.zhu@aoa.org.au to be put on an email contact list for these evenings. Events will be listed on this web page as details are confirmed.

 


UNDERGRADUATE WORKSHOP

Each year the Australian Orthopaedic Association hosts a week-long Undergraduate Workshop designed to showcase orthopaedic surgery to final year medical students. 

Feedback from previous participants:

'Thanks for the enthusiastic genuine teaching and hands-on experience.'
'I loved the Hands, Shoulder and Trauma workshops.'
'I really enjoyed using the surgical tools and sawbones.'
'The practical experience was fantastic.'
'The plastering workshop was excellent.'