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Fellowship in Upper GI Surgery

ANZGOSA’s Post Fellowship Training Program is for Upper GI surgeons. The program consists of two years education and training following completion of a general surgery fellowship. A portion of the program will include clinical research. A successful Fellowship in Upper GI surgery will involve satisfactory completion of the curriculum requirements, completion of research requirements, minimum of twenty four months clinical training, successful case load achievement, and assessment. Successful applicants will be assigned to an accredited hospital unit.

Post Fellowship Training in Upper GI Surgery

Applications are invited from eligible Post Fellowship Trainees for training in Upper GI Surgery. 

ANZGOSA’s Post Fellowship Training Program is for Upper GI surgeons.  The program consists of two years education and training following completion of a general surgery fellowship.  A portion of the program will include clinical research.  A successful Fellowship in Upper GI surgery will involve satisfactory completion of the curriculum requirements, completion of research requirements, minimum of twenty four months clinical training, successful case load achievement, and assessment.  Successful applicants will be assigned to an accredited hospital unit.

For further information please contact the Executive Officer at anzgosa@gmail.com

Applicants should submit a CV, an outline of career plans and nominate four references, one must be Head of Unit, (with email addresses and mobile phone numbers), to Leanne Rogers, Executive Officer ANZGOSA, P.O. Box 374, Belair S.A. 5052, or email anzgosa@gmail.com.

Applicants will need to be able to attend interviews which will be held late May 2012 in Melbourne.

Applications close 5pm, Friday March 23rd 2012.

Download ANZGOSA Training Manual here

Note: The fellowship is only open to candidates who are Australia and New Zealand citizens.

We congratulate our successful appointments to the ANZGOSA Post Fellowship Training Programme for 2012–

David Links to Prince of Wales Hospital
Adam Cichowitz to The Alfred Hospital
Chek Heng Tog to John Hunter Hospital
John Ozmen to St Vincents Hospital
Damien Loh to Geelong Hospital

On behalf of the ANGOSA Board, we congratulate and welcome these five surgeons to our programme and look forward to a successful two years associated with ANZGOSA.  We look forward to working with our accredited hospitals and fellows in ensuring the quality of Upper GI surgery in Australia and New Zealand.

We would also like to congratulate our Year 2 ANZGOSA Fellows on the following placements for 2012 -

Mouhannad Jaber to Box Hill Hospital
Sebastian Kwon – overseas placement
Philip Le Page to Concord Hospital
Gary Yee to St George Hospital
James Askew to Austin Hospital

Congratulations to our inaugural Fellows who have graduated from our Fellowship

Peter Stiven
Matthew Leong
Hou Kiat Lim

ANZGOSA Accredited Hospital Units

• Auckland Hospital
• Austin Hospital
• Bankstown / Liverpool Hospitals
• Box Hill Hospital
• Christchuch Hospital
• Concord Hospital
• Flinders Medical Centre
• Fremantle Hospital
• John Hunter Hospital
• Royal North Shore Hospital
• Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
• Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
• St George Hospital
• St Vincents
• The Alfred Hospital Melbourne
• The Geelong Hospital
• The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
• Prince of Wales

Applications from Hospital Units seeking to become an accredited ANZGOSA unit can be submitted to the ANZGOSA Training Committee. Please send a letter addressing the Hospital Unit criteria in the “Hospital Accreditation” section of the above manual to:

Leanne Rogers
Executive Officer ANZGOSA
P.O. Box 374
Belair SA 5052