Step 1 - Pre-Requisites | Personal Information

Applications to the NZOA SET Programme are open from midday Wednesday 21 February 2024.  All access to new or incomplete applications will close on 27 March 2024 at midday NZDT.  No complete but unsubmitted or incomplete applications will be accepted after this time.

Ensure you have given yourself enough time to complete all the steps required for this application.  By submitting this initial application form it confirms that you have read and understood the NZOA SET Regulations 2024 (for 2025 intake).

Each Step of this application must be completed in one session, ensure you submit after the completion of each Step.  You will need to have all documents on hand and enough time to complete this Step.

To complete this Step you will need the following documents (PDF or jpeg):

  • A recent photo of yourself (jpeg) not a passport photo
  • Current Passport - photo/personal detail page (jpeg)
  • Residency documentation (photo page of your passport; birth certificate; residency status, citizenship certificate) (jpg)
  • RMO Unit/Hospital/employer administration letter/s with dates and durations as evidence of a qualifying Orthopaedic run/s (pdf)
  • RMO Unit/Hospital/employer administration letter with dates and durations as evidence of a qualifying Emergency Department run (pdf)
  • Proof of Generic Surgical Science Exam (GSSE) result (pdf)

Take care when filling out all Steps in this application to ensure they are accurate. 

Note: Enter your employer details as the name of the hospital you are currently working in.  

When entering your clinical rotations DO NOT create a new hospital name - all NZ hospitals are listed in the dropdown box, always use the name already in the system.  e.g. Starship Hospital is listed in the dropdown box as Starship Children's Health, DO NOT create for example a new hospital called Starship, Starship Hospital or Starship Children's Hospital