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Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland adopted surgical simulators in 2003 and has advanced the sector since. Technology has enhanced medical training immensely, helping future surgeons to hone their skills on virtual patients, practicing common procedures and operations repeatedly in the classroom before performing the real thing.  Trainee surgeons can master procedures such as laparoscopic […]

The University of Limerick celebrates the graduation of 141 students from the Graduate Entry Medical School (GEMS) and Clinical Therapies Department. Among the graduates 88 doctors were conferred with their medical degrees as they became the third graduating class of the Graduate Entry Medical School at the University of Limerick. Fifty-three Clinical Therapies graduands received […]

The Jerry Dolovich Memorial Lectureship was awarded for the 15th time this year by the American Academy of Asthma Allergy and Immunology.  Trinity Professor in Dermatology, Alan Irvine, and Consultant Dermatologist at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital and St James’s Hospital was the first Irish clinical scientist to be awarded this honour. He presented the prize […]

Mutual Recognition The Reciprocity Agreement between the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada  (CDAC) and the Dental Council of Ireland was signed on 5 December 2012. Under this the CDAC and the Dental Council agree that each party recognizes the accreditation standards and policies of the other party as being substantially equivalent to its own. There are twelve dental programs […]