professional representation minimum length of training (post intern) australia and new zealand royal australasian college of surgeons australian & new zealand society of vascular surgery (anzsvs) 6 years canada royal college of surgeons of canada canadian society for vascular surgery 5 years iran iran national board of vascular surgery iranian college of vascular surgeons 7 years (4 years of general surgery + 3 years of vascular surgery) italy 5 years united kingdom royal college of surgeons of englandroyal college of surgeons of edinburgh vascular society of great britain and ireland 8 years united states american board of surgeryamerican osteopathic board of surgery society for vascular surgeryamerican college of surgeons 5 years (4 via 5-year integrated vascular surgery residency).7 if completing as a 2-year fellowship following general surgery