About SSSA
Motto: Discens est infinita. (Lat.: “Learning is infinite.”)
The founding principle of the Student’s Surgical Society of the Austin (“the Society”) is to facilitate and promote surgical teaching at the ANCS, to complement the curriculum already in place. This is to be achieved both by developing professional relationships between students and surgeons, and by providing a resource for students interested in pursuing a surgical career. The Society represents all University of Melbourne medical students based at the ANCS. The Society is to work in cooperation with pre-existing organisations, especially the AMSS. Membership of the society confers no advantage for selection to surgical training programs.
The aims of the Society are to:
- Advocate surgery as a career choice for students at the ANCS
- Maintain links with the RACS
- Improve level of surgical knowledge among students at the ANCS
- Develop and promote ties between students and surgeons
- Enhance awareness of social issues relevant to surgery
- Provide information about surgical careers to interested students
You may download the complete full SSSA constitution here: SSSA Constitution (106 KB PDF)