Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must be registered with the College. Applicants to SET Urology must be PGY 2 or above.

Applicants must fulfil all of the Generic Eligibility Criteria, plus the Urology Specific Eligibility Criteria. Applications from ineligible doctors will not be processed. 
 
GENERIC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The generic eligibility criteria which apply are:

  • Permanent residency or citizenship of Australia or New Zealand at the time of registration. Permanent (non-citizen) residents of New Zealand are not automatically entitled to residential approval in Australia. New Zealand (non-citizen) residents who apply for a program with Australian rotations will be responsible for securing a visa. In the event that a visa cannot be obtained, no special arrangements can be made and the offer of a place on the program may be withdrawn or the trainee dismissed.
  • General (unconditional) registration in Australia or general scope or restricted general scope registration in the relevant specialty in New Zealand. Doctors with restricted general scope registration can only apply for training in the specialty to which they are restricted.

All generic eligibility requirements must be satisfied at the time of registration. At the time of registration applicants must consent to a full criminal history check including submission of relevant documentation on request to enable this to be undertaken. No registrations will be accepted by the College after 5.00 p.m. 17 February 2012 AEDT
   
UROLOGY SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The Urology Specific Eligibility Criteria comprise Clinical Terms and Other Requirements. These are outlined below:

CLINICAL TERMS (must be completed by the end of 2012)
1. At least one term (min 12 weeks) in a surgical rotation at PGY2 level or above¹
2. At least one term (min 10 weeks) in an Emergency Department

Note:
1. Scope of surgical practice would include evidence in operating theatres as an assistant or a participant in surgical procedures at a level commensurate with an applicant’s experience. Evidence must be a signed copy of rotation completion or confirmation of future rotation including logbook of surgical experiences (for completed term) or description of term and expected surgical experience to be obtained (if future rotation). Evidence must be signed by person of appropriate authority.

Additionally, applicants from PGY2 or PGY3 must also comply with the following:

1. At least 21 months in clinical posts ¹
2. At least one term (at least 10 weeks) in a Medical term or equivalent at PGY2 level or above²

Note:
1. Clinical experience cannot be gained from non-clinical terms. If applying from PGY 2, applicants cannot have spent more than 3 months in non-clinical positions such as anatomy tutoring, research, or on leave by the end of the PGY 2 year. If applying after PGY 2, applicants can spend more time in non-clinical terms and still gain the needed range of skills and experiences.
2. The medical term (or equivalent) requirement is essential for applicants to gain some experience of managing the medical needs of patients. This can be gained in a purely Medical term, but might also be gained in other terms such as Oncology, Cardio-Vascular Surgery, Vascular Surgery, General Practice, ICU/High Dependency ward.  

OTHER REQUIREMENTS (must be completed by time of application and undertaken no earlier than 3 years prior to application)

  1. One workshop/seminar related to a non-technical competency (1 day min) AND
  2. One workshop/seminar related to medical knowledge/technical competency (2 days min) AND
  3. Presentation of  a piece of research on a topic in or related to urology, where that research has been presented at a Urological meeting and has been reviewed by a full member of the USANZ, OR
    a clinical rotation in a urology unit at PGY1 level or above, OR
    a clinical attachment to a urologist where that attachment includes observation of active clinical practice and time spent in reflective discussion. This must exceed 16 hours and be accompanied by a letter of support from the involved urologist

Note – items included to comply with the above eligibility criteria CANNOT be included as CV entries and WILL NOT be scored

 
 
 
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