Nominations for the 2022 elections to Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Council open Friday 2 September and close Monday 19 September 2022.
RACS Council is the governing body of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
Council meeting commitments are four/five days, three times a year at the end of February, June and October. In addition, Councillors are expected to be members of Council committees and working parties, and to fulfil any committee role conferred on them by Council.
Council embraces and encourages broad diversity of membership gender and ethnicity including Indigenous and Māori. Amongst other diversity, Council should comprise a mix of Fellows from public, private and academic practice.
Governance experience and previous involvement in College activities, e.g. course facilitator or examiner, committee member, is an advantage.
Councillors are company directors with fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of the Fellowship in fulfilling their governance responsibilities.
Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory and Tasmanian Fellows are also encouraged to nominate, as currently they do not have elected representatives on Council, but are currently represented by co-opted Councillors.
Fellows passionate about equitable distribution of surgeons, improving the culture and respect amongst all surgeons in helping our trainees progress to the next generation of surgeons and healthcare sustainability are also encouraged to nominate.
