To the Editor: The editorial by Waxman1 on the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons’ new Surgical Education and Training (SET) program contains some factual errors that have led to anxiety among potential applicants. We wish to give the formal position of the College and to correct any misunderstandings. The SET program2 is evolutionary, builds on the strengths of the previously available program, and is based on an educationally sound framework and group of principles.
The full article is accessible to AMA members and paid subscribers. Login to read more or purchase a subscription now.
Please note: institutional and Research4Life access to the MJA is now provided through Wiley Online Library.
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Melbourne, VIC.
- 1. Waxman BP. Ready, SET, go for academic surgery [editorial]? Med J Aust 2008; 188: 67-68. <MJA full text>
- 2. Collins JP, Gough IR, Civil ID, Stitz RW. A new surgical education and training programme. ANZ J Surg 2007; 77: 497-501.