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National Education Day for Doctors in Training 2024
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National Education Day for Doctors in Training 2024

This year's Annual National Education Day, organised by the Trainees’ Committee on 24 May 2024, featured talks from speakers with diverse experiences, presentations by the finalists for the Trainee Awards and a poster walk during the break. 

The day concluded with the Trainee Awards prize ceremony, celebrating various achievements, including the newest award for Trainees in Occupational Medicine – the Arthur Eakins award. 

Keynote speakers delivered insightful presentations, including: 

  • Breaking Down Barriers for LGBTQ+ Young People in Healthcare Settings - Dr Dani Hall, Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant at Children’s Health Ireland 

  • Milestones Towards Strengthening the Irish Health System: Historic Immigration and Training Reforms for IMGs - Dr Liqa Ur Rehman, Consultant Paediatrician and President of the Irish Society of International Doctors 

  • Global Challenges to Education for Women and Girls - Dr Sadhbh Lee, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Registrar and founding member of Irish Doctors for the Environment 

The event celebrated several Trainee Awards’ winners. These awards recognise excellence and Trainee achievements in communication, improvements in patient care and specialist education and training, and research. 

Trainer of the Year Award: Dr Abigail Collins, Consultant in Public Health Medicine 

Dr Ellen Cosgrave with Dr Abigail Collins, recipient of the Trainer of the Year Award
Dr Ellen Cosgrave with Dr Abigail Collins, recipient of the Trainer of the Year Award

The Kate McGarry Prize: Dr Stephen Connolly, Infectious Diseases SpR, St James Hospital Dublin - "Inhaled Amikacin to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia" (New England Journal of Medicine 430) 

Dr Emily Buckley, Chair of the RCPI Trainees’ Committee with Dr Stephen Connolly, recipient of the Kate McGarry Prize
Dr Emily Buckley, Chair of the RCPI Trainees’ Committee with Dr Stephen Connolly, recipient of the Kate McGarry Prize

The Dorothy Stopford Price Medal: Dr James Gilroy, Specialist Registrar in Public Health Medicine, HSE - Presentation: "An Evaluation of the 2023 Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine" 

Dr Eve Robinson with Dr James Gilroy, recipient of the Dorothy Stopford Price Medal
Dr Eve Robinson with Dr James Gilroy, recipient of the Dorothy Stopford Price Medal

The Dorothy Stopford Price Poster Winner: Dr Ciara Ottewill, HST in Respiratory Medicine – Poster Title: Immunosuppressed Pets as a Conduit for Zoonotic Tuberculosis 

Dr Eve Robinson with Dr Ciara Ottewill, Dorothy Stopford Price Poster Winner

The Corrigan Medal: Dr Rionagh Lynch, BST, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital - Presentation: “Refractory multi-organ failure – Corrigan’s Clue”  

Dr Rionagh Lynch, recipient of the Corrigan Medal, with Dr Diarmuid O’Shea, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Dr Rionagh Lynch, recipient of the Corrigan Medal, with Dr Diarmuid O’Shea, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

The Corrigan Poster Winner: Dr Elizabeth Bosilkova, BST in General Internal Medicine – Poster Title: Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane (Anti-GBM) Disease Unveiled 

Dr Elizabeth Bosilkova, Corrigan Poster Award Winner, with Dr Diarmuid O’Shea, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Dr Elizabeth Bosilkova, Corrigan Poster Award Winner, with Dr Diarmuid O’Shea, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

The William Stokes Award: Dr Cathal O’Connor, Specialist Registrar Dermatology - Presentation: “Sleep in infants with moderatesevere atopic dermatitis (The SPINDLE study)” 

Dr Cathal O’Connor, recipient of the William Stokes Award, with Dr Diarmuid O’Shea, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Dr Cathal O’Connor, recipient of the William Stokes Award, with Dr Diarmuid O’Shea, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

The William Stokes Poster Winner: Dr Michael Doyle, HST in Neurology – Poster Title: Somatic Mutations as a Cause of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Including Hippocampal Sclerosis 

Dr Kate Doyle on behalf of Dr Michael Doyle, William Stokes Poster Winner, with Dr Diarmuid O’Shea, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Dr Kate Doyle on behalf of Dr Michael Doyle, William Stokes Poster Winner, with Dr Diarmuid O’Shea, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland 

The David Mitchell Award: Dr Seán Whelan, Specialist Registrar, Clinical Microbiology - Presentation: “Turn up the volume - make blood cultures count! A quality improvement project to increase paediatric blood culture volumes” 

Dr Seán Whelan, recipient of the David Mitchell Award, with Dr Diarmuid O’Shea, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland 
Dr Seán Whelan, recipient of the David Mitchell Award, with Dr Diarmuid O’Shea, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland 

The David Mitchell Poster Winner: Dr Marwa Al Obaidan, BST in Paediatrics – Poster Title: Health E-Competition: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Departmental E-Discharge Summary Completion 

Dr Marwa Al Obaidan, David Mitchell Poster Winner, with Dr Diarmuid O’Shea, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland 
Dr Marwa Al Obaidan, David Mitchell Poster Winner, with Dr Diarmuid O’Shea, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland 

The Arthur Eakins Award: Dr Cormac Duff, Paediatric Specialist Registrar - Presentation: “Hit the Ground Running: Improving NCHD Induction at Children's Health Ireland” 

Dr Cormac Duff, recipient of the Arthur Eakins Award, with Dr Sheelagh O’Brien, Dean of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, RCPI 
Dr Cormac Duff, recipient of the Arthur Eakins Award, with Dr Sheelagh O’Brien, Dean of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, RCPI 

Feedback from attendees about the event was positive, highlighting the excellence of the day and the quality of the talks. Attendees found the meeting very informative. They appreciated the variety of relevant topics covered and believed this annual event would be beneficial for Trainees.