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About UCC Academic Health Sciences
Office of UCC Academic Health Sciences
Established in 2022, UCC Academic Health Sciences forms part of the University’s College of Medicine & Health. We work to develop and promote health initiatives and strategies across UCC’s Health Sciences, our hospital partners and community healthcare organisations, all based in the south/south west region.
Chief Academic Officer of the SSWHG and Head of College of Medicine & Health, UCC, Professor Helen Whelton, leads the Office of UCC Academic Health Sciences.
UCC is the primary academic partner to nine hospitals in the HSE South/SouthWest Hospital Group (SSWHG). We also have a working relationship with the Bon Secours Hospital Cork, Marymount University Hospital & Hospice, the Mater Private Hospital Cork, and Public Health and Primary Care in the Cork and Kerry region.
UCC Academic Health Sciences works with our health sciences schools to provide a formal channel for cooperation with our affiliated health partners.
This includes developing and implementing the strategic vision and direction for healthcare education, research and innovation across UCC and SSWHG, and ultimately the successful creation of an Academic Health Science System in the South/South West region, which in turn forms part of a national academic health sciences system strategy.
Our Purpose
UCC will collaborate with SSWHG, additional hospitals including the Bon Secours Cork, Marymount University Hospital & Hospice and the Mater Private Hospital Cork, and Public Health and Primary Care in the Cork and Kerry region, to create an Academic Health Science System to improve teaching, training, research, and innovation in Irish healthcare for the benefit of patients, carers and health care staff.
Our Vision
UCC will create an innovative, collaborative, leading, sustainable Academic Health Science System within the SSWHG and affiliated community areas.
Our Mission
UCC will collaborate with the smaller and major teaching hospitals, community organisations to develop an impactful Academic Health Science System via teaching, training, research and innovation across the system.
The HSE’s Office of Health Affairs is based adjacent to the UCC campus, both are located within the HSE Erinville building.
As a member of both the UCC Senior Management and SSWHG Management Team, Prof Whelton works closely with each team on the development of:
- A Research Governance structure across the hospitals and the University
- Joint hospital and UCC research projects
- Improving communication between the hospitals and UCC
- Working closely with other Chief Academic Officers throughout Ireland on shared projects, including the promotion of the development of an Academic Health Sciences System.
Contact UCC AHS
For further information, please email Anna Toner, Manager, UCC AHS at ahs@ucc.ie