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:
- 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.
- 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.'