UNSW Surgical Society

23/07/2025

GSSE TIPS AND TRICKS

How do you study for the Generic Surgical Sciences Examination (GSSE)? Learn from Professor Julie Mundy and Dr Lachlan Crawford on how to optimise your preparation and ace the GSSE to be one step closer towards applying for a RACS surgical training program!

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29/05/2025

Hey everyone! Just passing on a message from MedFac about an exciting new initiative aimed at increasing surgical exposure, teaching, and mentorship.

"A Day with a Surgeon" will pair students with consultant surgeons in a specialty of their interest for a day in their private operating theatres and/or rooms. This will provide students a unique opportunity to gain insight into the daily life and work of a surgeon, encounter surgical diseases and operations not typically seen on regular placements in the public hospital, and receive invaluable one-on-one mentorship.

This program is available for Phase 3 students on their Surgery, Selective and Elective terms at POW, St Vincent's, St George and some Rural Clinical Campuses.

For more information please see the linked flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1idt0aHca5RH6AV_vSoqZtvXVzlNfW70C/view?usp=sharing

To sign up, please email the relevant clinical campus:
St George: stgtu@unsw.edu.au
St Vincent’s: stvcs@unsw.edu.au
Randwick: powctu@unsw.edu.au

Rural
Contact Dr Michael Su michael.su@unsw.edu.au

16/05/2025

Hi everyone! Passing on a message from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS).

"RACS will be running their popular Prep for SET workshop at their NSW Office on Saturday 2nd August 2025. This one-day workshop will provide information about pathways to surgery, prevocational training, JDocs, and preparing for SET examinations and interviews, as well as including a practical skills workshops and opportunities to talk to surgeons about their careers. Every attendee will receive a Suturing Kit to take home with them."

Link for registration link: https://events.surgeons.org/signin?ReturnUrl=/event/sessions?id=NSWPfP20250803

17/03/2025

Tickets for our 1st suturing workshop of the year are live! 🥳🥳

Access from the following link: https://campus.hellorubric.com/?eid=33139&fbclid=IwY2xjawJEwoVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQfeju3lo4ZGAp1sXJ4ogBL7HaDVhGlZcp2XlhgF_ZJsL2ApUCOujStKIw_aem_0CeId8kSEzT1kN8F1doagQ

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03/03/2025

We are pleased to anounce the SurgSoc team for 2025!

15/02/2025

Exciting opportunity for all aspiring surgeons brought to you by the Australasian Students' Surgical Association!!!

Secure your Early Bird tickets for ASSC 2025 today! ASSC (Australasian Students' Surgical Conference) is the biggest surgical conference in Australasia that tailors towards all medical students interested in surgery. ⏳️Early bird pricing ends at 11:59AEDT on 28 February, so register now before prices increase! If you encounter any technical issues or have any questions, feel free to reach out to us via instagram () or Facebook (Australasian Students' Surgical Conference - ASSC) 👇 Get your tickets here 👇 https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1341299

05/01/2025

SURGSOC RECRUITMENT OPEN

Keen to join SurgSoc in 2025? Applications to join our team as one of our basic training officers is now open! Selection involves 3 stages:

1. Questionnaire Responses
2. Online Interview
3. Skills assessment

Please fill out the Google form listed below by 11pm on the 12th of January (Sunday) Sydney time. Due to high demand every year, we will not be able to accept any applications after this time. If you have any questions, please message Marcus Pannu or Shraddha Tipirneni on messenger. Good luck to everyone!

05/01/2025

Following our recent preliminary AGM, we are pleased to announce the leadership team for SurgSoc in 2025!

President: Katherine Wang, Alison Ma
Vice President: Chris Li

Further details regarding election of the remaining go executive will be announced after selection of our new basic training officers is complete.

02/10/2024

2 exciting opportunities for surgically inclined students!!

1️⃣ CCriSP course at Westmead Hospital is looking for medical students who could act as patients in the upcoming Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient course on Sunday 13th October 2024 8am-12:30pm at WECC next to the library.

It will be a good learning opportunity, particularly if they are looking down a surgical pathway as it is a mandatory course for SET trainees.

More information can be found here:
https://www.surgeons.org/Education/Skills-training-courses/care-of-the-critically-ill-surgical-patient-ccrisp

If interested please email karenmshedden@gmail.com or text Karen at 0410419300

2️⃣ Applications for the Australasian Students’ Surgical Conference (ASSC) 2025 subcommittee are now OPEN! 🎉

The conference will be held in Sydney, Australia from 9th - 11th May 2025, in alignment with the RACS Annual Scientific Congress.

Further information and applications available here: https://www.facebook.com/share/4jz4YEFaHtokZxrX/?mibextid=ox5AEW

ASSC 2025 Committee Application Please download and complete this form as a Word document. Once completed, email both your CV and the form to Jennifer Novo at: convenor@surgconference.com before 11:59 PM AEDT, Sunday 13th October 2024. How to Download: click on File → Download → Microsoft W...

31/08/2024

Hi everyone!

Thank you once again to everyone who attended the 2024 UNSW SurgSoc Neurosurgery Symposium! We hope you had an enjoyable and informative experience.

Attached are your portfolio certificates for attendance:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16vbsnNkip2cDO-bVDt6mvQ8dQ08HgVmh/view?usp=sharing

Please contact conferences@unswsurgsoc.org.au if your certificate is missing or if there are any other issues.

16/08/2024

EXCITING CONFERENCE IN NOVEMBER!

The 2024 November Annual Academic Surgery Conference (NAASC) will be held in Adelaide at the National Wine Centre on the 15-16th of November. All medical students encouraged to apply to present research at the conference.

Abstracts are now open and will close on Monday 19th of August at 11:45pm ACST.

Please submit your abstracts here: https://form.jotform.com/241577714019863

The Program is currently being finalised and registration will open soon.

Further updates are available: Events | RACS (surgeons.org)

16/08/2024

Hi everyone, another similar message, but this time for the RACS General Surgery Fellowship exam:

We are looking for volunteers to act as marshals for the upcoming General Surgery Clinical / Viva Fellowship Exam.

It is a great opportunity to see how the exam is conducted and witness this final hurdle for surgical trainees.

Dates
- Friday 13th September - AM + PM
- Saturday 14th September - AM + PM
- Sunday 15th September - PM

Location
- Cliftons Sydney CBD
- Karstens Sydney CBD

Even if you’re only able to volunteer for one day it would be greatly appreciated by ourselves and the exam candidates - the smooth running of the exam is largely dependent on volunteers giving up their time to help out

If you are able to help, Dr James Pasch is the exam co-ordinator this year and he can be contacted via email (james.pasch@gmail.com).