Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
	College coat of arms, granted in 1931.
	Royal Australasian College of Surgeons building, south façade
Abbreviation	RACS
Formation	1927; 97 years ago
Purpose	Surgery
Headquarters	Melbourne, Australia
Location	Australia;
Region served	Australia, New Zealand & Asia-Pacific region
Official language	English
President	Associate Professor Kerin Fielding
Website	https://www.surgeons.org

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) is the leading advocate for surgical standards, professionalism and surgical education in Australia and New Zealand.

Known by its common acronym RACS, it is a not-for-profit organisation, supports the ongoing development and maintenance of expertise during the lifelong learning that accompanies surgical practice of more than 7,000 surgeons and 1,300 surgical trainees and International Medical Graduates. In conjunction with the Australian Government, RACS also provides global surgery outreach by supporting healthcare and surgical education in the Asia-Pacific region^[1] and is a substantial funder of surgical research.

^ Plowman, Beth (11 November 2015). Final Report: Independent Evaluation of the Tertiary Health Pacific Islands Program (PIP) and Strengthening Specialised Clinical Services in the Pacific (SSCSiP) (PDF) (Report to Government). Canberra, Australia: Mott MacDonald.

[1] Plowman, Beth (11 November 2015). Final Report: Independent Evaluation of the Tertiary Health Pacific Islands Program (PIP) and Strengthening Specialised Clinical Services in the Pacific (SSCSiP) (PDF) (Report to Government). Canberra, Australia: Mott MacDonald.

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