What is the SET Program in Neurosurgery?

The Australian and New Zealand postgraduate qualification required to practice as an independent specialist neurosurgeon in the respective countries is the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in Neurosurgery. The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (the College) is the body accredited and authorised to conduct surgical education and training in Australia and New Zealand and in some regions of Asia.

The Surgical Education and Training (SET) Program in Neurosurgery is the accredited training program to obtain the FRACS and operates in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. The administration and management of the SET Program in Neurosurgery is delegated to the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia (the Society) as an agent of the College. The Board of Neurosurgery (the Board) has dual reporting roles and represents both the College and the Society on all matters relating to the SET Program in Neurosurgery.