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SURG5034: Surgical Anatomy Based on GSSE
2026 unit information
This course provides students with knowledge of anatomy required for surgical training and to assist students in the preparation of the Anatomy component of GSSE conducted by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS). Teaching comprises of modules covering the upper extremity, lower extremity, head and neck, thorax and back, abdomen, and pelvis, with a faculty including anatomists, surgeons and surgical registrars. Teaching primarily occurs on Saturday sessions complemented by online resources. The Saturday sessions can be attended in person or online. Each module has three components: a) Identification and SCORPIOS of anatomical structures in wet prosections of the anatomical area for the session. b) SPOT Test using the wet prosections with associated MCQ’s. Teaching is modified depending on the students experience and time to sit the GSSE. The course is suitable for medical students to surgical trainees. There may be opportunity for students to enrol in a Whole Body Dissection component.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Surgery |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Develop a detailed knowledge and understanding of the five regions of the body
- LO2. Recognise and explain all common and important characteristics of an anatomical structure
- LO3. Develop an understanding of key relationships and common variations of topographical regional anatomy which are important to surgeons in the management of patients in clinical and operating rooms.
- LO4. Correlate clinically relevant regional anatomy with core systematic anatomy of surgical importance
- LO5. Interpret transition regions of the body and sectional anatomy regions of the body using modern imaging techniques
Unit availability
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2026
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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