Medical Education - Surgical Training

Eastern & Greater Southern Surgical Skills Training Network

The Eastern & Greater Southern Surgical Skills Training Network offers a comprehensive surgical education and training program to prepare and support surgical SRMOs, unaccredited registrars and PGY 1 & 2s interested in pursuing surgical careers. Through the program, trainees develop core surgical competencies for application to vocational training as part of an accredited SET position under the auspices of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

We combine a long standing tradition of excellence in patient care and surgical training in subspecialty and general surgery.

The program offers exposure to a wide range of training including workshops; skills labs; lectures; professional development and career guidance.

SET Training

Each specialty college has a different process for selecting and allocating SET trainees. For more information go to the Royal Australian College of Surgeons website.

EGSSTN Positions for 2024 Clinical Year

Advertising and recruitment for the 2023 Annual Junior Medical Officer Recruitment campaign is coordinated by the NSW Ministry of Health through the Recruitment Onboarding System.

27 positions for the 2024 clinical year will be advertised from 18 July 2023 until 8 August 2023. Interviews will be conducted on 30  and 31 August 2023. 

The 2024 Clinical Year commences on 5 February 2024 and concludes on 3 February 2025.

From 2023 Clinical Year onwards, Network Surgical SRMOS and Unaccredited Trainees will be based at either Prince of Wales Hospital or St Vincent's Hospital and only rotate through their alma mater hospital's affiliated training terms. 

Prospective applications for interview will be asked for their preference of alma mater training contract. 

For SRMO positions, there are 6 positions based at Prince of Wales Hospital and 5 positions based at St Vincent's Hospital.

For Unaccredited Trainee positions, there are 9 positions based at Prince of Wales Hospital and 7 positions based at St Vincent's Hospital.

The affiliated alma mater training terms are outlined in the table below. 

Questions regarding recruitment for 2024 Clinical Year should be directed to the Surgical ESO Dr Ranah Lim at ranah.lim@health.nsw.gov.au.
 

EGSSTN Information and Q&A Evening

Our Virtual Information Evening was held in person on Wednesday 7 July 2023 from 6.00pm - 7.00pm.

The following speakers presented:

• Dr Mark Muhlmann, Network Director of Surgical Training
• Dr Elan Novis, St Vincent's Surgical Superintendent 
• Dr Jess Micallef, Surgical Registrar
• Dr Katie Hobbs, Surgical SRMO

Surgical SRMO Terms

Surgical SRMO terms in the Network are 3 months in length.

Surgical Unaccredited Registrar Terms

Surgical Unaccredited Registrar terms in the Network are 6 months in length.

Surgical Skills Network Management

Network Director and Site Director of Training – Prince of Wales Hospital

Dr Mark Muhlmann is a Colorectal and General Surgeon with more than 10 years of consultant experience. He is a Visiting Medical Officer at the Prince of Wales Public Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Women in Randwick and also practises at the Prince of Wales Private and Double Bay Day Hospitals. He has an interest in all aspects of colorectal surgery specialising in minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic procedures. He has been the Surgical Site Director of Surgical Education at Prince of Wales Hospital since 2013 and is currently the Network Director of the Eastern and Greater Southern Surgical Skills Network. In his spare time he likes to run marathons, learn Mandarin and teach his children Beatles’ songs.

Site Director of Training – St Vincent’s Hospital

Dr Hamish Urquhart is a Colorectal and General Surgeon at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. He has trained in multiple hospitals across Australia. He is actively focused on the ongoing education and wellbeing of junior doctors during surgical training. He is currently a supervisor of the Eastern and Greater Southern Surgical Skills Network.

Site Director of Training – Griffith Base Hospital

Dr Warren Hargreaves is a specialist general surgeon with main area of expertise in the surgical management of soft tissue tumours – in particular, breast and skin cancer, benign and malignant growths of soft tissues such as sarcomas. He completed his JMO years in Western Sydney then completed his surgical training in the Northern rotation. He was the first trainee to crossover to St Vincent’s for a term. Post fellowship, he worked in London then returned to St Vincent’s Hospital as a consultant. He enjoys working with trainees and RACS colleagues and have served as the Chair of ASSET and the NSW/ACT Regional Training Committee. He is also involved in teaching medical students and graduate doctors in New Zealand and Myanmar. 

Site Director of Training – Sydney Children’s Hospital

Dr Guy Henry is a specialist Paediatric Surgeon who has been practicing in Sydney for over 22 years. He is based at Sydney Children's Hospital in Randwick. His surgical interests include general paediatric surgery (including circumcision), hypospadias, minimally invasive surgery (keyhole surgery) for both the abdomen and chest, gastroesophageal reflux surgery, oncological surgery and antenatal consultations for foetal malformations. Dr Henry is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) and is heavily involved in the activities of the college having served on the NSW State Committee for 8 years. He has recently finished after 11 years as an Examiner in Paediatric Surgery. He is presently on the Board of Paediatric Surgery, RACS. He is also a member (and President) of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Paediatric Surgeons and the Australian Medical Association. He is a keen teacher, involved with teaching junior doctors, undergraduate students as well as nursing and other staff.

Site Director of Training – Wagga Wagga Base Hospital

Dr Anna Giles iis a General Surgeon working at WWRRH and surrounding regional sites: Young, Cootamundra, Tumut. She has an interest in skin surgery, hernia, endoscopy and laparoscopic surgeries. She also has a particular interest in teaching medical students and junior doctors and in the progression of women through the surgical training program. She enjoys bike riding, swimming, watching Netflix, listening to True Crime podcasts, cooking and caring for her animals (4 Siamese cats and a dog).

EGSSTN 2023 Recruitment Information Video

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