Vascular Surgery

Vascular Surgery is a specialty of surgery in which diseases of the vascular system, or arteries and veins, are managed by medical therapy, minimally-invasive catheter procedures and surgical reconstruction.

Minimum Time to Completion: 7 years from graduation

Details

How to Apply

Eligibility Requirements

Basic RACS requirements:

Permanent residency or citizenship of Australia or New Zealand
General (unconditional) medical registration
Pass in the generic surgical sciences examination

Vascular Surgery specific requirements

Successful completion of RACS Generic Surgical Sciences Examination (GSSE) by date of application.
8 weeks surgical rotation in General Surgery undertaken within the 5 years immediately prior to, and completed by, closing date of application.
16 weeks surgical rotation in Vascular surgery undertaken within the 5 years immediately prior to, and completed by, closing date of application.
8 weeks rotation in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) undertaken within the 5 years immediately prior to, and completed by, closing date of application.

Application Process

The selection process uses four selection tools, each contributing the following weightings to the overall selection score out of 100:

Structured Curriculum Vitae (25%)
Structured Referee Reports (35%)
Semi-Structured Vascular Surgery Panel Interview (40%)

Interviews will be offered on a ratio of three (3) applicants to one (1) available accredited SET 1 post. Applicants will be invited to interview based on ranked order of the combined CV and referee report score.

Further information can be found here.

Program Structure

The SET Program in Vascular Surgery is structured over a five year sequential curriculum of speciality Vascular Surgery training in posts accredited by the Board of Vascular Surgery of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

Trainees are expected to undertake the following as part of the SET Program in Vascular Surgery:

Successfully complete the EMST Course by the end of SET2.
Complete the ASSET Course by the end of SET1.
Successfully complete the CCrISP Course by the end of SET2.
Submit In Training Assessment Forms, Mini-CEX, DOPS, and logbooks on the following dates each year
Satisfactorily complete the Board of Vascular Surgery Research Requirement
Satisfactorily complete the Clinical Examination, the Surgical Science Examination in Vascular Surgery and the Fellowship Examination in Vascular Surgery in accordance with RACS policies
Attend the annual Trainee Skills Course. Satisfactorily attend and participate in trainee tutorials
Complete at least one hundred (100) hours of ultrasound scanning which must cover a wide variety of ultrasound examinations prior to being approved to sit the Fellowship Examination in Vascular Surgery.

Further information can be found here and on the ANZSVS Education and Training page.

Fees

Annual Fee:

AUD $3,590

Exam Fee:

GSSE: AUD $4,145.00
Clinical / OSCEs: $3,455.00
Specialty Surgical Sciences exam: AUD $2,070.00
Fellowship exam: AUD $8,605.00

Registration fee

AUD $575

Application fee

AUD $810

Useful Resources / Courses / Conferences

The Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery events
ASSET Course
CCrlSP Course
CLEAR Course
EMST Course
TIPS Course

Key Information

PGY Intake Year (earliest)

PGY3

Training Duration (minimum)

5 years FTE

General Progression

Year 1

Internship

Year 2

Surgical HMO Year

Year 3

Commence Vascular Surgery Training (PGY3+)

Part Time Option: Yes

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