Republic of Ireland Faculty

Initiatives

Education Events

The faculty currently holds a major educational event on the first Friday in December each year. The event consists of  a lecture with the broad aim to have speakers from outside Ireland and to dilute the insular view. Events.

Social Events

In addition to our education programme, the faculty also has social events to encourage members to get together. Convivial social events are held after the AGM in May and the educational meeting in December. Events.

Courses and Workshops

Local courses and workshops are organised throughout the year. For further details see Events.

Support Services

We offer continued support to our members through:
 
 - our mentoring scheme and
 - orientation packs for GPs returning from abroad. 
 
For further details see Contact Us.

Awards and Prizes

The faculty organises the following local awards and prizes:
 
Manne Berber Research Award (biennial)
for original research/completed audit. Open to GPs working in general practice on the island of Ireland. Details for 2008.
 
Sheppard Memorial Prize (biennial)
is awarded to one undergraduate and one postgraduate on any subject pertinent to general practice in Ireland.
 
Slaney Prize (annual)
goes to the Republic of Ireland candidate achieving the highest points in her/his MRCGP exam.
 
In 2007 three awards were presented at our Winter Meeting by Dr. Joseph Martin:

 

Slaney Prize 2007 -  Dr. Aine Brennan

The Slaney Prize is awarded every year to the Republic of Ireland candidate with the highest points in  his/her MRCGP exam.

 

Sheppard Memorial Prize 2007

Undergraduate winner: Ms. Sinead Cooney

Postgraduate winner:    Dr. Garrett Igoe

The Sheppard Memorial Prize is a biennial award that goes to one undergraduate and one postgraduate for original essays on any subject pertinent to general practice, past or present.

Our warmest congratulation to all!

 
A particular initiative of the Republic of Ireland Faculty is to encourage Irish GPs to submit for RCGP awards, e.g. the Boots Research Award. Please check the RCGP awards page to see if any category attracts your submission.
 
The members were surveyed in 2005 regarding their views on what should be the main focus of faculty activities. They were also enquired as to the desired content of the newsletter. The results of the survey are available here.
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