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History was made last week when RCSI's School of Dentistry welcomed its first intake of students. We wish the group all the best as they began their studies as part of Ireland's first community-based dental programme.

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September 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Welcoming the first cohort of dental students this September, RCSI's School of Dentistry aims to foster empathy and social conscience in future dentists.

Learn more about their module focused on the importance of community and interprofessional engagement ➡️ rcsi.com/impact/detai...

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Connecting communities and classrooms to empower future dentists
The first cohort of students on RCSI’s new Bachelor of Dental Surgery will begin their studies on Ireland’s first community-based dental programme this September. More ...
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June 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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We were pleased to be joined by Minister for @deptoffhed.bsky.social James Lawless yesterday to open RCSI’s redeveloped School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences teaching labs - a €1.2 million investment in Irish health sciences education.

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Minister James Lawless TD, wearing a dark suit and patterned tie, is welcomed during the official opening of newly refurbished laboratories at the RCSI School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences. He is pictured smiling alongside RCSI representatives and staff, including a researcher in a white lab coat, during a tour of the state-of-the-art teaching facilities. The group stands beside laboratory equipment in a modern, well-lit lab space. Professor Cathal Kelly, Vice Chancellor of RCSI, and Minister James Lawless TD unveiling a commemorative plaque during the official opening of RCSI’s redeveloped School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences. The two men are smiling and standing in a modern laboratory setting, with RCSI and PBS Science Lab branding visible in the background. Professor Cathal Kelly, Vice Chancellor of RCSI, and Minister James Lawless TD unveiling a commemorative plaque during the official opening of RCSI’s redeveloped School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences. The two men are smiling and standing in a modern laboratory setting, with RCSI and PBS Science Lab branding visible in the background. Professor Cathal Kelly, Vice Chancellor of RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, addressing an audience at the opening of the redeveloped School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences science lab. He stands at a podium in a modern laboratory, with attendees listening in the foreground and a large screen displaying the lab's branding.
July 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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How do trainee doctors, educators and simulated parents rate paediatric consultations differently?

A study by RCSI SIM exploring how multiple perspectives fosters deeper learning, has been recognised by @healthcaresim.bsky.social as an Article of Influence.

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May 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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The RCSI Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery has been designated as a @who.int Collaborating Centre.

The centre will provide advice on developing systems for continuous professional development and leadership education for nurses and midwives.

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WHO designates RCSI Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery as Collaborating Centre to guide global nurse and midwife education
The Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery at RCSI has been designated as a World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre. More ...
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December 10, 2024 at 3:47 PM
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What makes a good doctor in today’s world?

In @medindonews.bsky.social, Professor Gozie Offiah shares how RCSI’s new curriculum aims to enhance students’ medical knowledge, clinical skills, and personal and professional identity.

More ➡️ www.medicalindependent.ie/comment/opin...

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Reimagining medical education at the RCSI - Medical Independent
We developed a new curriculum to reflect the kind of doctors the world needs now. In 2018, when we embarked on the process of overhauling...
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August 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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A new online course is empowering health professionals to reduce the environmental impact of healthcare.

This free continuous professional development course is led by RCSI's School of Population Health @rcsipophealth.bsky.social

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November 22, 2024 at 2:38 PM
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The SURGhub e-learning platform has brought the classroom directly to the homes and clinics of more than 19,000 healthcare workers across 190 countries in just two years, a new report finds: tinyurl.com/r936evpb

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July 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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SURGhub has won Technological Innovation of the Year at the THE Awards.

This collaboration between RCSI’s Institute of Global Surgery, the Global Surgery Foundation and UNITAR, will support over 100,000 learners in the next two years.

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January 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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We were pleased to welcome Minister @deptoffhed.bsky.social James Lawless to our Dental Education Centre in Sandyford.

The Minister attended a Clinical Skills Day - a landmark moment for the first cohort of RCSI Bachelor of Dental Surgery students.

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October 16, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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RCSI's School of Dentistry has made six significant faculty appointments as it prepares to launch Ireland’s first community-based Bachelor of Dental Surgery programme in September. 🦷

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A group of ten professionally dressed individuals posing together in a modern indoor setting with glass walls and warm lighting in the background. The group includes men and women of diverse ethnicities, wearing a mix of formal and business casual attire, smiling at the camera. The image represents the newly appointed faculty members of the RCSI School of Dentistry.
February 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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RCSI’s MSc in Technologies and Analytics in Precision Medicine is future-focused to equip graduates to meet the transforming needs of the (bio)pharmaceutical sector.

Learn more about the programme in today's @irishtimes.com ⬇️ www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/20...

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RCSI’s precision medicine Master’s graduates are ready for the next evolution
The Master of Science in Technologies and Analytics in Precision Medicine is future-focused to equip graduates to meet the transforming needs of the (bio) pharmaceutical sector
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January 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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RCSI's Graduate School of Healthcare Management has announced a new AI in Healthcare course with Microsoft.

The programme is for healthcare professionals, managers, administrators and allied healthcare professionals seeking to apply AI in their roles.

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RCSI announces new free-to-access AI in Healthcare course
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September 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Congratulations to the 800 students who celebrated their White Coat Ceremonies at RCSI yesterday.

The ceremonies mark an important milestone for students, highlighting the importance of professionalism in health science disciplines.

Read more ⬇️ www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-...

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October 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Congratulations to RCSI’s Professor Jan Illing who received an Honorary Fellowship award from The Academy of Medical Educators.

Professor Illing is RCSI’s Professor of Health Professions Education and Director of the Health Professions Education Centre.

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November 14, 2024 at 3:02 PM
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We were pleased to welcome Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to open RCSI's purpose-built €12m Dental Education Centre in Sandyford yesterday - a milestone in the expansion of dental education in Ireland.

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Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill stands smiling beside a dental chair, joined by the President of RCSI, the Vice Chancellor of RCSI, the Head of the RCSI School of Dentistry and other guests celebrating the launch of the RCSI Dental Education Centre in Sandyford. Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Professor Albert Leung, Head of the RCSI School of Dentistry, jointly operate dental tools on a mannequin in the simulation lab. The new RCSI Dental Education Centre is bustling with guests in the background. Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and a colleague smile as they demonstrate dental tools on a training mannequin, framed creatively through a dental model’s open mouth. The modern dental simulation lab is visible in the background with RCSI School of Dentistry branding on the monitors. Three smiling guests, including alumni of the RCSI School of Dentistry, pose proudly with a dental model during the centre’s opening event. Background screens display visuals of the new Dental Education Centre.
July 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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A new agreement between RCSI School of Dentistry and Henry Schein will see the company's world-class dental equipment supplied to RCSI’s new Dental Education Centre in Sandyford ready for the first students in September 2025.

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RCSI and Henry Schein sign agreement for supply of state-of-the-art dental education equipment
RCSI's School of Dentistry has entered into an agreement with Henry Schein, the world’s largest provider of healthcare solutions to office-based dental and medical practitioners, to provide a wide ran...
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December 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM
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We are looking forward to welcoming Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill this morning for the opening of our new state-of-the-art Dental Education Centre in Sandyford.

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July 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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Congratulations to our new graduates who celebrated with loved ones this week🎓

RCSI’s 2024 winter conferrings will see over 1,470 health science graduates and two honorary doctorates conferred across five ceremonies.

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November 22, 2024 at 11:50 AM
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800 new students took part in RCSI’s traditional White Coat Ceremonies this month. This long-standing event marks the start of their academic journey and commitment to professionalism across all health sciences.

🎥 Watch the ceremonies here: youtu.be/-u-o_XZ2x30

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October 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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How can we prepare future doctors for the changing world of modern healthcare? 🩺

In @timeshighered.bsky.social, Professor Gozie Offiah shares how programmatic assessment helps medical students grow through feedback.

Read the article ➡️ www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/build...

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June 6, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Dr Jenny Moffett is the Times Higher Education Most Innovative Teacher of the Year.

Dr Moffett co-developed a Hidden Hospital digital educational escape room with RCSI students to support their learning around complexity, ambiguity and unpredictability.

🔗https://tinyurl.com/mu9thux4

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January 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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We’re looking forward to welcoming Minister James Lawless @deptoffhed.bsky.social, to officially open RCSI’s redeveloped School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences teaching labs today. The redevelopment will increase the lab’s teaching capacity by 60%.

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July 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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RCSI has received the prestigious ASPIRE-to-Excellence Award for International Collaboration in Health Professions Education.

The award recognises the collaboration between @rcsiglobalsurgery.bsky.social and COSECSA.

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August 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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A good healthcare professional treats the whole patient as a person and, crucially, listens to them.

Patient and Public Involvement in Education lead, Michelle Scott, is driving efforts to ensure patients are at the heart of our programmes.

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December 4, 2024 at 11:26 AM