Selection Regulations
GENERAL SURGERY SELECTION - 2027 Intake
The purpose of the Regulations is to set forth and establish the principles, terms, and conditions of the Selection process for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Surgical Education and Training Program in General Surgery (GSET) for the 2027 intake within Australia.
RACS is the body accredited and authorised to conduct surgical education and training in Australia and New Zealand. The Australian Board in General Surgery (ABiGS) is responsible for the delivery of the General Surgery Education and Training Program (GSET), the accreditation of hospital posts, and the assessment and supervision of General Surgery Trainees in Australia.
The following Regulations apply to Australia only. Applicants who are applying to the Aotearoa New Zealand GSET program are not eligible to apply to the Australian GSET program in the same year.
Person Specification
Applicants are advised to review the General Surgery Person Specification Template, which provides an overview of the role of a General Surgery Trainee and applicant criteria.
The purpose of the Person Specification is to outline the attributes, skills, knowledge, and behaviours required of candidates applying to the General Surgery Selection process who, if successful, will fulfil the role of a GSET Trainee.
Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in a range of procedural skills and professional capabilities.
Please note that for 2026, each procedure must be verified during rotations undertaken between 1 December 2022 and the closing date of applications, except where Clause 6.3.5 and 6.3.6 of the Regulations applies. Skills verified outside of this timeframe will deem the form ineligible and you will not be able to proceed to the next stage of Selection.
If you have forms from a previous application they are still valid provided they are within the validity period between 1 December 2022 and the closing date of applications.
Procedural Skills & Professional Capabilities
Form
Scholarship & Teaching Entry
The Scholarship and Teaching form must be included with every Scholarship and Teaching entry submitted in your application for Selection. Scoring only includes teaching experience within the last three years – 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Please refer to Regulation 9.6 – Scholarship and Teaching – for further clarification. If you have forms from a previous application they are still valid provided they are within the validity period of 2023, 2024, 2025.
Applicants must obtain formal support from four (4) consultant surgeons via the Consultant Surgeons’ Support Form. A Consultant is defined as: a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons employed as a specialist surgeon; or a vocationally trained surgeon employed as a specialist surgeon.
This document must be uploaded in the relevant section of your application. If you have forms from a previous application they are still valid provided they are within the validity period of 1 December 2022.
Consultant Surgeons' Support
Referee Reports - Professionalism Classification
The Professionalism Referee Report will focus on the areas of Communication, Teamwork and Collaboration, and Professionalism.
Applicants must only nominate Referees who they have had significant interaction with during an active clinical rotation on a regular basis i.e., daily or weekly, for the duration of the nominated term. Please refer to the ‘Referee Reports Classification Document’ for further details on who might be a suitable Referee.
Please note: questions regarding specific job titles, or variances from the titles outlined within the document cannot be answered. Applicants are required to self-assess suitability based on the information provided.
General Surgery Selection Team
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