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SET Program Overview
The Surgical Education and Training Program in Neurosurgery (SET Program) is the formal neurosurgical training program in Australia and New Zealand. The overall objective of the SET Program is to produce competent independent specialist neurosurgeons with the experience, knowledge, skills and attributes necessary to provide the communities, health systems and professions they serve with the highest standard of safe, ethical and comprehensive care and leadership.
On successful complete of the SET Program trainees may be awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in Neurosurgery which is the postgraduate qualification required to register and practice as an independent specialist neurosurgeon in Australia and New Zealand.
The new Surgical Education and Training Program in Neurosurgery (SET Program) is structured on a six year sequential curriculum to facilitate the cumulative acquisition of the experience, knowledge, skills and attributes aligned with the overall Training Program objective.
Five years are clinical years including a basic neurosurgical foundational year and subsequent specialist neurosurgical years increasing in complexity as the trainee assumes more responsibly and builds on the foundational experience, knowledge, skills and attributes towards the required level of competence. One year (SET4) is a compulsory research year to provide the necessary skills and experience to critically appraise new trends in surgery and contribute to the development, dissemination, application and translation of new medical knowledge and practices. The Training Program duration may be decreased or increased in accordance with the SET Program Regulations.
The Board has developed a new Regulations Handbook for the SET Program in Neurosurgery. The Regulations Handbook is currently in draft format and will be introduced formally with the commencement of the new SET Program for 2008. The SET Program in Neurosurgery Regulations Handbook has been established to provide trainees, surgical supervisors, training units and other key stakeholders with comprehensive information on the Regulations which govern the SET Program in Neurosurgery. The Regulations encompass the rules, procedures, policies, administrative processes and principles for the control and conduct of the SET Program in Neurosurgery. The Regulations are in accordance with the policies and strategic direction of the College. At times these Regulations may refer directly to a generic College policy. In such instances the policies can be found at www.surgeons.org .
All trainees, training units with accredited training positions, surgical supervisors and Board Members are required to comply with the Regulations at all time. The Regulations are provided in sections as outlined below. The information in the Regulations was as accurate as possible at the time of printing. The Board reserves the right to make reasonable changes to the Regulations at any time. As the Regulations can change during the year the latest version will always be available on this website. All persons are advised to ensure they are consulting the most current version.
The Regulations are copyright protected. You may download, display and print this material in unaltered form only (retaining the copyright notice) for personal, non-commercial use. No material anywhere is the Regulations may be copied, reproduced or further disseminated unless for private use. All other rights are reserved.
The sections within the Regulations which are discussed in more detail on this website are:
- SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE SET PROGRAM
- SECTION 2: BOARD OF NEUROSURGERY & GOVERNANCE
- SECTION 3: CURRICULUM COMPONENTS AND STANDARDS
- SECTION 4: PROGRESSION AND PERFORMANCE
- SECTION 5: CLINICAL TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT
- SECTION 6: RESEARCH TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT
- SECTION 7: COURSES AND SEMINARS
- SECTION 8: EXAMINATIONS
- SECTION 9: RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING
- SECTION 10: DISMISSAL FROM THE TRAINING PROGRAM
- SECTION 11: SELECTION PROCESS REGULATIONS
- SECTION 12: TRAINING POSITION ACCREDITATION REGULATIONS
Section 1 of the Regulations Handbook provides an overview of the SET Program and the Regulations Handbook and can be downloaded below subject to copyright provisions. The Section includes:
- Overview of the SET Program in Neurosurgery
- Overview of the Regulations for the SET Program in Neurosurgery
- Terminology
- Duration and Structure
- Registration and Training Fees
- Leave
- Deferment and Interruption
- Part Time Training
- Completion of the SET Program
- Grievance and Appeal Process
 Regulations Handbook for the SET Program in Neurosurgery: Section 1 - Introduction to the SET Program
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