Study a combination of clinical and non-clinical coursework and research. The course aims to produce surgical leaders with attitudes and skills that allow them to meet the challenges of surgical specialist practice.
Entry Requirements
Admission to Doctor of Clinical Surgery requires:
a medical degree;
evidence of excellence in study in both their undergraduate and postgraduate career;
successful interview or examination; and
advance post graduate knowledge of anatomy, surgical pathology and applied physiology; or
completion of the basic training requirements of the Australian College of Surgeons, or a Fellowship of the Australian College of Surgeons.
Candidates who possess a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, or equivelent, may be granted credit of up to 66 credit points for the Clinical Surgery units of study (SURG6011-SURG6021)
Candidates who wish to undertake the clinical components of the Doctor of Surgery must be eligible to undertake surgical training in New South Wales and be appointed to a SET 3 or higher position by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Additional requirements are set by the Discipline of Surgery and will include an interview.