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NATIONAl COllEGE Of
IRElAND INVITATION
THE NATIONAL COLLEGE OF IRELAND is inviting Hse staff who were
former students there to sign up to its NCI alumni association.
In the past the college was formerly known as the College of Industrial
relations, the National College of Industrial relations and the Catholic
Workers College. the College is trying to reconnect with its thousands of
former students and has developed a new website and online community
to help its alumni reconnect with their college and with their old friends
and colleagues.
the National College of Ireland, or NCI, is now located in the IFsC, in
Dublin’s Docklands. It was established in 1951 by the Jesuit Community
as the Catholic Workers College and was based in ranelagh where it
remained until 2000. Over the years it underwent several name changes
becoming the College of Industrial relations and the National College of Industrial relations before its final name change in 1998.
For nearly six decades, National College of Ireland has provided education at diploma and degree level to generations of mostly part-time
students. Its early focus on industrial relations meant that countless leading trade union and Hr professionals owe much of their academic
learning to the college.
“From its establishment in 1951 our college has provided an invaluable opportunity for people with no chance to gain a third level
qualification and to access education”, says Paul Mooney, the College President who received his early professional education in the
NCI. “today, National College of Ireland has a renewed and strengthened commitment to widening participation in higher education and
to supporting activities that contribute to a knowledge-based economy and an active social citizenship”. Membership of the NCI alumni
association is free; all you have to do is sign-up on the website at http://alumni.ncirl.ie.
HSE AWARDS SCHOlARSHIPS TO
Met Unit on applications received. the
members of the expert panel were Dr
DOCTORS TO TRAIN ABROAD
Eilis McGovern (Chair of the Panel and
Consultant Cardiothoracic surgeon),
tHe Hse’s Medical education and training all awards are for a maximum of 12 Prof Gerard Bury (Director of Medical
(Met) Unit has awarded scholarships to months. the four doctors who will take up education and training in the Hse and
four specialist registrars to train in centres their scholarships from July 1st 2010 are: a General Practitioner), Prof T Joseph
of excellence abroad. • Dr Frank Waldron-Lynch, Specialist McKenna (outgoing Chair of the Forum
the awards represent the fourth round registrar in endocrinology and Diabetes of Irish Postgraduate Medical training
of the Dr richard steevens’ scholarship, mellitus – Fellowship in Immunotherapy Bodies and a Consultant Physician) and
an innovative programme developed and of Type I Diabetes at Yale University Prof John Higgins (Professor of Obstetrics
established by the Met Unit in 2007. the Medical School. and Gynaecology and Clinical Director for
programme awards doctors at spr level, who • Dr Grainne O’Regan, Specialist service reconfiguration in Hse-south).
have a proven track record in achievement, registrar in Dermatology – Fellowship in this programme was developed in
to train in novel areas of medicine which Epidermolysis Bullosa and Skin Fragility consultation with the Forum of Irish
will enrich the Irish health service and at Stanford University Postgraduate Medical Training Bodies and
patient care on their return and for which • Dr Kevin Foy, Senior Registrar in General is one of a number of developments being
training is limited or unavailable here. Psychiatry – Fellowship in Neuropsychiatry implemented by the Medical education
the programme builds on the strong at the National Hospital for Neurology and training Unit of the Hse arising
tradition of Irish doctors travelling overseas and Neurosurgery, London. from targeted investment funding from
to gain the knowledge and expertise • Dr Caitriona Kirwan, Specialist Registrar Government for the implementation of the
available in major centres of excellence in Ophthalmic surgery – Fellowship in Fottrell and Buttimer Reports.
abroad. this programme is an important Paediatric Ophthalmology at the Hospital
method of ensuring that our doctors for Sick Children, Toronto. For further details, contact: Ciara Mellett,
maximise the expertise available in other Business Manager, Medical Education and
countries and bring their knowledge and an expert panel, convened by the training Unit, Health service executive.
metr@hse.ie.
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