Mastering Exam Stress

24 February 2026

Trainees are invited to an exciting new RACS pilot commencing in 2026, focusing on mental performance skills for those sitting the Viva Fellowship exams.  

An important milestone for surgical registrars is passing the viva fellowship examination. The ability to regulate the associated performance anxiety and additional chronic stress burden requires mental performance skills that can be learned. The workshop aims to share lived experience, research, theory, and practical skills that optimise “performance under pressure”. These skills also support wellbeing, mental health, fatigue management and ultimately professional longevity.

This information night will be held on Tuesday 24th February, 5.30pm at the RACS SA Office, Kent Town.

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