New Zealand Board of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Overview
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) is the principal body for the training and education of surgeons in Australia and New Zealand. Accreditation is given by the Australian Medical Council to RACS and standards for education and training are established by RACS.
Supervision of the Surgical Education and Training (SET) program for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (PRS) is the responsibility of the New Zealand Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (the Board). The Board is a committee of RACS and is responsible for the day-to-day administration of SET in PRS. The Board carries out these responsibilities through the New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons (NZAPS) office.
The SET program in PRS 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 training program it is expected that Trainees will be able to perform as independent practitioners, meeting the requirements of all identified RACS competencies.
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Membership
Fiona Smithers Acting Chair and Supervisor of Training, Hutt Hospital
Alessandra Canal Supervisor of Training, Middlemore Hospital
Jonathan Heather Supervisor of Training, Middlemore Hospital
Arthur Yang Supervisor of Training, Waikato Hospital
Will McMillan Supervisor of Training, Dunedin Hospital
Chris Adams President, New Zealand Association of Plastic Surgeons
Rachel Callaghan Community Advisor
Yugesh Caplash PRS Senior Examiner
Mark Ashton Specialty Elected Councillor
Young Lee Trainee Representative
Contact
New Zealand Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
PO Box 7451
Wellington South 6242
Phone: +64 4 803 3020
email: [email protected]