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Graduates of the world’s first MSc in End-of-Life Healthcare Ethics
Pictured after graduating were L - R; Dr. Tom Andrews, Una Cronin, Sandra Crosby, Ann Sheehan, Valerie Cox, Eimear Foley, Finola Shanahan, Irene Dwyer, Claire Molloy, Dr. Joan McCarthy
The MSc in End-of-Life Healthcare Ethics is a multidisciplinary programme that is jointly offered by the School of Nursing and Midwifery; the School of Medicine and the Department of Philosophy at UCC. Its aim is to enable students to identify and critically evaluate the ethical, professional, legal and philosophical underpinnings of end-of-life decisions and care in hospital and healthcare settings. The programme is primarily intended for health professionals, allied professionals; related disciplines and members of the general public with a keen interest in the subject area.
This unique MSc emerged out of a groundbreaking national project undertaken by UCC, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and the Irish Hospice Foundation over three years. The research, both Irish and international, had input from ethicists, sociologists, legal experts, theologians and clinicians. It culminated in the development of an Ethical Framework for End-of-life Care which was launched in October 2010.
The Irish Hospice Foundation offers scholarships in support of the MSc programme and two of the students, Eimear Foley and Claire Molloy, were awarded these for the 2011-2013 period.