2008 Press Releases

MMS Medical Supports UCC
07.03.2008

MMS Medical are pleased to announce their support for University College Cork's (UCC's) Department of Occupational Therapy by supporting scholarships for a Doctor of Occupational Therapy (DOccT).
The scholarships will provide significant opportunities to occupational therapists wishing to enhance their career and study the Doctoral programme.

Additionally, MMS have underwritten UCC undergraduate student attendance costs to this year's Association of Occupational Therapists (AOTI) conference which will be held in Kilkenny on April 16th - 18th.

Commenting on the sponsorship, Professor Gill Chard, Head of Occupational Therapy, UCC said "We are delighted to be able to offer this doctoral scholarship to occupational therapists and are grateful to MMS Medical for their ongoing support. It is a wonderful opportunity for occupational therapists to participate in scholarly activity and research in Ireland".

On behalf of MMS Medical, Adam Lingard, Marketing Manager added 'This is yet another example of MMS Medicals' commitment to the occupational therapy profession, demonstrating how closely we work with existing therapists, their representative body and therapists of the future'.

MMS Medical is Ireland's leading distributor of rehabilitation and mobility equipment, with bases in Cork, Dublin, Galway and Belfast. Product specialists and engineers are based through-out all Ireland, working with clinical professionals in hospitals, clinics and through-out the community.

Occupational Therapists can find out more about the doctoral programme from Professor Gill Chard at g.chard@ucc.ie or Kerry Murphy at UCC on Tel.021 4901569.

Picture L-R: Adam Lingard, MMS Marketing Manager, Professor Gill Chard, Head of Occupational Therapy, UCC; Tony Kelleher, MMS Director; Cal Healy, UCC Development Manager.

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