New Zealand Board in General Surgery
Overview
The New Zealand Board in General Surgery of RACS has oversight for the conduct of the RACS Surgical Education and Training (SET) program in General Surgery, reporting to the Board of Surgical Education and Training.
RACS collaborates with New Zealand Association of General Surgeons as agents of RACS, to administer the SET program in General surgery in New Zealand
The SET program in General Surgery is designed to provide Trainees with clinical and operative experience in order to learn special methods of investigation and become competent in techniques related to the discipline. At the conclusion of the SET program it is expected that Trainees will be able to perform as independent practitioners, meeting the requirements of all identified RACS competencies.
View the New Zealand Board in General Surgery Terms of Reference (PDF 133.9KB)
Membership
David Moss - Deputy Chair
John Jarvis - Metropolitan Hospital Training Representative
Jeremy Roussaak - Provincial Hospital Training Representative
Peter Stiven - Rural hospital Training Representative
Matthew Clark - RACS Senior Examiner
David Fletcher - RACS Specialty Elected Councillor
Sue Hui Ong - Trainee Representative
Alan Tate - Community representative
Sayed Hassen - Australian Board in General Surgery
Rowan French - NZAGS President
Simon Harper - Co-opted (Curriculum/GSET Representative)
Magdalena Biggar - Co-opted (Curriculum/GSET Representative)
John Lengyel - Co-opted (Curriculum/GSET Representative)
Vacant - Academic/Research Representative
Contact
New Zealand Association of General Surgeons
L3 8 Kent Terrace
Wellington 6011
New Zealand
PO Box 7451
Wellington
New Zealand
Phone: +64 4 384 3355
Fax: +64 4 384 5731
Email: [email protected] (Helen Glasgow - NZAGS Training Manager)
General Surgery Binational Advisory Curriculum Committee
The Binational Advisory Curriculum Committee (BACC) is a joint subcommittee of the Australian and New Zealand Boards in General Surgery.
The BACC has delegated responsibility from the Australian and New Zealand Boards in General Surgery to provide advice on the scope and curriculum of the General Surgery SET Programs in Australia and New Zealand.
View the Binational Advisory Curriculum Committee Terms of Reference (PDF 125.75KB).