Advanced Clinical Skills (Surgical Anatomy) GradCert.
New South Wales, Australia
6 months

DURATION

Unknown

TUITION(INTL)

English

LANGUAGE

Full-time

ATTENDANCE

On-campus

DELIVERY MODE

Unknown

DEADLINE

Overview

About this course

Our Graduate Certificate in Advanced Clinical Skills (Surgical Anatomy) provides sound knowledge and understanding of human anatomy that underpins successful surgical practice through a series of whole-body cadaveric dissections taught by subspecialist surgeons.

Who is it for?

This course provides a pathway for registrars or registered medical officers to prepare for the human anatomy knowledge requirement of the Part 1 Surgical Primary examination delivered by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

Structure

What you’ll study

This course requires students to complete 24 credit points of the following units of study (6 credit points per unit of study).

  • Head and Neck by Dissection
  • Thorax and Root of the Neck by Dissection
  • Limbs and Back by Dissection
  • Abdomen, Pelvis and Perineum by Dissection

Students who successfully complete these units of study may credit these to the Master of Surgery.

Costs

Funding

Admissions

Qualifications

Admission to the course requires:

  • a medical degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification; and 
  • a traineeship with the relevant surgical training program of RACS or equivalent; or 
  • employment as resident medical officer in an Australian hospital, satisfactory interview, satisfactory references, and approval by Head of Discipline or their nominee; or 
  • a Fellowship of the RACS.

For admission you will need to attend an interview with the Head of the Discipline of Surgery, or their nominee, whose approval you will need for admission to the course.

International qualifications

For qualifications awarded outside Australia, equivalencies and entry requirements are determined based on the country, institution, and qualification.

Language requirements
IELTS
6.5

A minimum result of 6.5 overall and a minimum result of 6.0 in each band

TOEFL
85

A minimum result of 85 overall including a minimum result of 17 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 19 in Writing

PTE
61

A minimum result of 61 overall and a minimum result of 54 in each band