SET General Surgery Interview Online Course (SE101)

Module 1 – Introduction to the SET General Surgery Interview

This introductory module orientates candidates to the SET General Surgery Interview, and the course modules.

Module 2 – Professionalism & Ethics

This module includes numerous scenarios with worked solutions that test candidates’ abilities to:

• Demonstrate a commitment to their patients, profession and community through ethical practice
• Recognise medico-legal issues
• Demonstrate a commitment to their patients, profession and community through participation in profession-led regulation
• Manage medical indemnity and risk

Module 3 – Scholar & Teacher

This module includes numerous scenarios with worked solutions that test candidates’ abilities to:

• Assume responsibility for their own ongoing learning
• Critically evaluate medical information and its sources, and apply appropriately to practice decisions
• Facilitate the learning of patients, families, trainees, other health professionals, and the community
• Contribute to the development, dissemination, application, and translation of new medical knowledge and practices

Module 4 – Health Advocacy

This module includes numerous scenarios with worked solutions that test candidates’ abilities to:

• Respond to individual patient health needs
• Promote health maintenance of patients
• Respond to the health needs of the community
• Promote health maintenance of colleagues
• Look after their own health
• Advocate for improvements in health care

Module 5 – Management & Leadership

This module includes numerous scenarios with worked solutions that test candidates’ abilities to:

• Allocate finite healthcare resources appropriately
• Manage and lead clinical teams
• Manage their practice and career effectively
• Serve in administration and leadership roles, as appropriate

Module 6 – Collaboration & Teamwork

This module includes numerous scenarios with worked solutions that test candidates’ abilities to:

• Work in collaboration with members of interdisciplinary teams where appropriate

Module 7 – Communication

This module includes numerous scenarios with worked solutions that test candidates’ abilities to:

• Develop rapport, trust and ethical therapeutic relationships with patients and families
• Accurately elicit and synthesise relevant information from patients, families, colleagues and other professionals
• Accurately convey relevant information and explanations to patients and families, colleagues and other professionals
• Develop a common understanding (with patients, families, colleagues and other professionals) on issues, problems and plans

Module 8 – Medical Expertise

This module includes numerous scenarios with worked solutions that test candidates’ abilities to:

• Establish and maintain clinical knowledge, skills and attitudes appropriate to their practice

Module 9 – Judgement (Clinical Decision Making)

This module includes numerous scenarios with worked solutions that test candidates’ abilities to:

• Provide compassionate patient-centred care
• Perform a complete and appropriate assessment of a patient
• Organise diagnostic testing, imaging and consultation as appropriate

Module 10 – Technical Expertise

This module includes numerous scenarios with worked solutions that test candidates’ abilities to:

• Safely and effectively perform appropriate surgical procedures

While students are required to complete the online modules, formal practice of interview scenarios is highly recommended. Students should seek like-minded peers or educated family members to practice thinking through and delivery of their responses to interview prompts supplied in the modules.

Note: Modules are sequentially released upon satisfactory completion to enable a structured framework for successful completion of the course.