Junior Docs
The Surgical Education and Training (SET) program promotes high quality, efficient surgical education and training from early selection into specialty training. Surgical trainees are selected directly into the specialty in which they will undertake specialist surgical education and training. Common standards and principles underpin training across all specialties.
Resources for doctors thinking of surgery as a career
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) has launched a competency framework called JDocs for doctors considering a career in surgery which can be found at: https://jdocs.surgeons.org
Subscription to the resources is available for doctors registered in New Zealand or Australia. Use of the JDocs resources does not guarantee selection into any specialty training program.
Training Fees
Fees for trainees on Surgical Education Training programmes are refunded by Health New Zealand |Te Whatu Ora.
Please refer to [insert link to training fees] for more information.