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The Adelaide University Surgical Society (AUSS) is an educational body that offers free membership to those studying medicine at the University of Adelaide. It holds a unique nationwide status as being the first and strongest society of its kind that caters specifically to those interested in a career in surgery. Our members range from those with a keen hunger to further their surgical knowledge to those with a burning desire to be Australia’s next generation of surgeons. With recent changes to the surgical education and training program, varied specialty options and constant advances in the field of surgery, the AUSS serves to ensure its members are informed, represented, educated and best prepared to pursue a career in surgery.

Who are we?
Our membership base for 2008 boasted over 450 students from the University of Adelaide Medical School, and with the invitation to many of our key events extending to Flinders University medical students, junior doctors and surgical trainees at all major South Australian teaching hospitals, the AUSS provides services and initiatives to a wide audience. The society is represented via an elected committee of 19 likeminded and enthusiastic pre-clinical and clinical students. We are affiliated with the South Australian office of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS SA), their trainees association (RACSTA), and the Adelaide Medical Students Society (AMSS).

 

AUSS Calendar of Events 2010

 

How To Be A Good Surgical Student seminar evening

Thursday Feb 11th, 5:00 - 6:30pm; S127 Medical School South

To kick off the AUSS education calendar for 2010, we are proud to bring you our "How To Be A Good Surgical Student" seminar evening.

This evening is designed to prepare and refresh you for your surgical rotations this year and beyond. Students from all years, but particularly 4th Year, will benefit from this interactive seminar.

Scrubbing, gloving, gowning, assisting, theatre etiquette, surgical ward rounds - we've got it all covered in one night, and brought to you by the pros! The evening is highlighted by a presentation from Mr Comus Whalan, General Surgeon and author of the popular textbook "Assisting At Surgical Operations".

Food and drink are provided, as well as textbook prizes for two lucky attendees!

Sign up for the seminar evening (details below) to guarantee yourself 1 of the 50 pairs of FREE gloves and gowns to use on the night, and to take home to practice!

SCHEDULE
5.00 - 5.30 pm - Food / Welcome
5.30 - 5.40 pm - Representative from Kimberly-Clark - Gowning for theatre
5.40 - 5.50 pm - Representative from Ansell - Gloving for theatre
5.50 - 6.15 pm - Mr Comus Whalan - Theatre etiquette, Assisting, Instrument handling
6.15 - 6.30 pm - Drs. Daniel Chanisheff, Tom Cundy, Chen Tu - Ward round presentations, General tips, Recommended texts
6.30 - 6.35 pm - Ramsay Books representative - Prizes and recommended texts

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AUSS Official Registration for "How To Be A Good Surgical Student"

1. Event registration will be open from Wednesday 03/02/10 at 8pm.

2. Please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with "Surgical Assistant" as the subject
with your full name and year level in the email.

3. Official Registration guarantees a spot and a FREE pair of gloves and gown to the first 50 registrants.

4. Participants are to be reminded that only emails received from 8pm on Wednesday 03/02/10 will be registered, earlier emails unfortunately will not be registered. We thank you for your support.

 last submitted in New Zealand...8/2/10

AUSS AGM - 13th October 2009

AUSS AGM nominations for the 2010 committee have now CLOSED.

Congratulations to the new committee on their appointments!:

Co-Chairs: Raymond Yu and Haran Somehsa

Secretary: Megan Ang

Treasurer: Angela Chan

Education Officers: Latifa Mah, S. Ali Shah, Mahesh Umapathysivam and Shraven Varanasi  

Membership and Publications Officer: Thuy-My Nguyen 

Research and Mentorship Officers: Kapilan Varatharajah and Chris Wong

IT Officer: Ritchie Cherian

External Communications Officer: Matthew Masterson

Pre-Clinical Officers: Michael Le and Michael Vasimalla

Junior Graduate Advisory Officer: Chen Tu

Senior Graduate Advisory Officer: Matthew Hutchinson 

 

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