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Our People

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People

About Us

Members of the MEU come from a range of professional backgrounds and have expertise across a wide range of areas in medical education. 

See information below for members' roles and interests.

Deirdre Bennett

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Head of Unit and Director Undergraduate Programme

Qualifications:

MB BPH MA PhD FRCPI

Eileen Duggan

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Lecturer | Role: Lead for Student Support

Qualifications:

PhD

Rob Gaffney

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Lecturer | Role: Director of Clinical Skills

Qualifications:

MB BMedSc MRCPI

Helen Hynes

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Lecturer | Role: Lead for Assessment

Qualifications:

MB MMedSc (Med Ed) MRCGP MICGP

Mark James

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Clinical Lecturer in Ophthalmology | Role: Lead for Ophthalmology

Qualifications:

MB BCh MRCPI MRCOphth (UK)

Aislinn Joy

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Lecturer | Role: Year 2 coordinator, Co-director MCh Surgical Science and Lead for Interprofessional Learning

Qualifications:

MB AFRCSI

Nora McCarthy

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Lecturer | Role: Lead for Erasmus Exchanges and Visiting International Students & Clinical Site Co-ordinator MUH

Qualifications:

MB BMedSc MICGP PGDipTLHEd MMH (Cadiz)

Colm O Tuathaigh

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Senior Lecturer | Role: Lead for the Development of Undergraduate Research

Qualifications:

PhD

Theresa Power

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Clinical Skills/Simulation Nurse

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DipHE Adult Nursing BSc Healthcare Practice (Acute and Critical Care) PGDip (Higher Education)

Fiona Quinn

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Lecturer | Role: Year 3 coordinator

Qualifications:

MB MICGP MSc (Sports & Exercise) PGCert Med Ed (Dundee)

Simon Smith

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Lecturer | Role: Director of Communication Skills

Qualifications:

BSc MSc

Catherine Sweeney

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Senior Lecturer | Role: Co-director MSc in Health Professions' Education and Lead for Faculty Development

Qualifications:

MB MICGP MA (H. Ed.)

Tom Hinchy

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Position:

Lecturer

Qualifications:

MB BCh BaO BMedSc MICGP PGDipTLHEd

Irina Korotchikova

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Position:

Lecturer

Anel Weise

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Position:

Lecturer

Medical Education Unit

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