Student Support and Services

Disability Support

UCC has an excellent Disability and Learning Support Service. This service is used by students who are blind or vision impaired, students who are deaf or hard of hearing, students with mobility disabilities, students with specific learning difficulties, including dyslexia, students with hidden disabilities such as mental health difficulties or significant on going illnesses such as epilepsy. The service provides an individualised customised response to each student’s needs.

UCC Disability Support Service

Student Welfare

We, in UCC School of Medicine, are committed to supporting and enhancing your experience with us. We aim to ensure that your student experience is fulfilling, healthy and enjoyable. We recognise that many aspects contribute to your overall wellbeing and therefore we aim to offer you support and information regarding aspects concerning various academic, spiritual, social, physical and psychological matters. The School of Medicine has a dedicated Student Support Co-ordinator, Dr Eileen Duggan.

Please contact Dr Duggan (or indeed any of the faculty) if you wish to discuss any personal issues. There are a variety of different Student Support Services in UCC, Dr Duggan will be able to guide you towards the one that is most appropriate for your needs.

Email: E.Duggan@ucc.ie OR Medschoolstudentsupport@ucc.ie

Support Services at UCC