29. Surgery

Graduate Diploma in Surgery

(GradDipSurg) KF039

Master of Surgery

(MS) KC049

Overview

The University of Sydney is home to the largest academic surgical discipline in Australasia. Its courses aim to provide an understanding of the principle of applying the best available research evidence to patient care, as well as the skills required for clinical research.

The knowledge that graduates obtain will complement the practical experience that advanced trainees receive in teaching hospitals through the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons training program.

The Master of Surgery combines research and coursework. Students enrol in one of the following streams:

• cardiothoracic surgery
• colorectal
• endocrine surgery
• endovascular surgery
• hand surgery
• head and neck
• neurosurgery
• orthopaedic
• otorhinolaryngology
• paediatric surgery
• plastic and reconstructive surgery
• surgical oncology
• transplant surgery
• upper gastrointestinal surgery
• urology
• vascular surgery.

Admission

Graduate Diploma in Surgery
The Faculty of Medicine may admit to candidature an applicant who has successfully completed a bachelor of medicine or bachelor of surgery from approved universities or have equivalent qualifications subject to approval by the dean.

Master of Surgery
The Faculty of Medicine may admit to candidature an applicant who has successfully completed a bachelor of medicine or bachelor of surgery from approved universities or have equivalent qualifications subject to approval by the dean.

Applicants must also be a registered trainee on the Surgical Education and Training (SET) program of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) (or equivalent) or a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (or equivalent) or currently registered for Pre Surgical Education and Training (PRE SET) with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

Admission in this category requires prior application to and approval from the Head of the Discipline of Surgery.

Structure

The graduate diploma is embedded in the master’s degree (see chapter 8 for an explanation of embedded degrees).

The course is divided into three parts. The first part comprises core units of study which aim to offer clinicians the opportunity to learn the principles of applying the best available research evidence to surgical patient care.

The second part allows the candidate to choose from elective units of study including those related to the various dissertation specialties within surgery.

The third part, available only to those enrolled in the master's degree, is a research dissertation on one of the specialty streams listed in the overview.

The graduate diploma comprises one core unit of study and a further 30 credit points of elective units of study chosen from the primary elective units of study.

In exceptional circumstances only and after application to, and with written approval from, the Head of Discipline or course coordinator, an applicant may be permitted to enrol in one of the secondary elective units of study in place of one of the five required primary elective units of study (see tables on core and elective units of study below and chapter 31 for unit of study details).

The master’s degree comprises one core unit of study, two compulsory dissertation units of study and a further 24 credit points of elective units of study chosen from the primary elective units of study.

In exceptional circumstances only and after application to, and with written approval from, the Head of Discipline or course coordinator, an applicant may be permitted to enrol in one of the secondary elective units of study in place of one of the four required primary elective units of study (see tables on core and elective units of study below and chapter 31 for unit of study details).

Surgery core units of study

Surgery primary elective units of study

Surgery secondary elective units of study

Further enquiries

Mrs May Lee
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