Trinity’s School of Medicine Pays Tribute to Affiliated Hospitals as Part of Tercentenary Celebrations
Posted on: 28 October 2010
2011 will see the celebration of 300 years of medical teaching and research at Trinity College. To mark the tercentenary, the School of Medicine has organised a series of lectures to pay tribute to those institutions that participate in the education of medical and allied healthcare students. The lecture series, which commenced in October and will run until January 2011, is designed to acknowledge the role of the hospitals and the staff who work with the School of Medicine to prepare Trinity educated doctors and other healthcare professionals to the highest international standards.
Professor Dermot Kelleher presents CEO of St James’s Hospital, Ian Carter, with a certificate of appreciation for their outstanding contribution to the education of medical and allied healthcare students of Trinity College Dublin.
Chaired by TCD’s Head of the School of Medicine and Vice Provost for Medical Affairs, Professor Dermot Kelleher, a recent lecture at St James’s Hospital, Dublin, featured a public lecture by Associate Professor of Genito-Urinary Medicine, Professor Fiona Mulcahy, on ‘HIV: 20 Years On’. At this event Professor Kelleher presented Ian Carter, CEO of St James’s Hospital, with a certificate of appreciation for the outstanding contribution to the education of Trinity’s medical and allied healthcare students. Professor Kelleher commented: “The tercentenary is a remarkable event in the School’s history. Our first responsibility is to ensure excellence in medical education, and hospitals play a most important role in providing clinical skills to our students. Our teaching and other associated hospitals, with their public service ethos, are committed to quality patient care. We are extremely fortunate to have world-class doctors both in the hospital system and in primary care who are committed to making a difference and contribute tremendously to educating future doctors and allied healthcare professionals.”
Professor Fiona Mulcahy speaking at St James’s Hospital, Dublin.
The hospitals that are closely affiliated with Trinity’s School of Medicine include the Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Incorporating the National Children’s Hosptial (AMNCH) at Tallaght; Letterkenny General Hospital and Donegal General Practitioner Teachers; Naas General Hospital; St Patrick’s University Hospital; the Rotunda Hospital and St James’s Hospital. Lectures are supported by educational grants from AstraZeneca, Janssen, Lundbeck and MPS.
Upcoming lectures in the series:
Thursday, November 11th, 2010, 5.30pm:
Lecture by Professor James Lucey, ‘Trinity College and St Patrick’s University Hospital: Psychological Medicine, Past, Present and Future’. This lecture will take place in St Patrick’s University Hospital.
Thursday, November 25th, 2010, 5.30pm:
Lecture by Professor Humphrey O’Connor, ‘Gastroenterology at Naas General Hospital – a Trinity of teaching, treating and research’. This lecture will take place in Naas General Hospital.
Thursday, January 27th, 2011, 5.30pm:
Tercentenary Lecture to be held in the Rotunda Hospital.
Past lectures in the series:
Thursday, October 14th, 2010, 6.00pm:
Four presentations with Dr Ken Mulpeter, Consultant Physician, Letterkenny General Hospital on ‘Stroke Care in 2010’; Rory Stewart, 4th year undergraduate student on ‘How Effective are Irish Medicine Board Safety Warnings?’; Dr Kevin Quinn, GP Arranmore Island on ‘Dr William Smyth, A Local Hero’ and Dr Paul Stewart, GP Dunfanaghy on ‘House Calls, A Thing of the Past?’ Letterkenny General Hopsital, Co Donegal.
Thursday, October 21st, 2010, 5.30pm:
Lecture by Professor Fiona Mulcahy, ‘HIV: 20 Years On’. St James’s Hospital
22 October 2010, 5.30pm
Lecture by Professor Kevin Conlon, ‘Pancreatitis in Ireland – Is it the Alcohol?’ Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Incorporating the National Children’s Hosptial (AMNCH) at Tallaght.