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Many surgeons have said that they have entered their specialty because they have “found their people”. What is the “people” in each of the RACS specialties + Ophthalmology like?

How many points (out of 29 total points, 22 points for non Indigenous applicants) did you get before applying, and before you successfully got onto the program?

What is a good minimum score to begin applying? Is a PhD/rural time necessary in the modern age?

And bonus question for those who have got in - how good is the gig?

How did you decide on your specialty and are you happy with your choice?

For any consultants/registrars:

1. What is your specialty?
2. How did you come to choose it?
3. Are you happy/would you do it again?
4. Pros and Cons that people may not know about?

What PGY did you get into your specialty program? Curious how it differs across diff specialties and what your pathways looked like