Mission Statement
The UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science produces competent, caring, healthcare professionals who are life-long learners, driven by scientific enquiry and are responsive to the constant evolution of biomedical science, technology and society needs.
Strategic Objectives
The UCD School of Medicine & Medical Science will
- Offer a comprehensive programme of undergraduate and graduate medical and radiographic education that is informed by the latest biomedical and clinical research
- Develop individual- and mult-investigator-led biomedical, clinical and translational medicine research programmes in diseases of national importance which exploit our fundamental biomedical research expertise and attract peer-review funding
- Foster a critical and scientific attitude to learning among our medical students and through a student-centred approach to teaching ensure that all aspects of our students’ education needs - clinical, practical and interpersonal skills – are addressed
- Educate healthcare professionals to meet the expectations and needs of the community at large through effective communication, consultation and clinical skills
- Nurture a commitment to life-long learning to ensure continuing professional development and continuing biomedical education
Core Values
The School is committed to
- Achieving the highest standards in the advancement of knowledge through research and scholarly publications with an emphasis on research that can be translated into improvements in human health and well-being.
- Sharing that knowledge to successive generations of students through excellence in teaching.
- Working proactively with UCD investigators within the Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Sciences and UCD Clinical Research Centre.
- Collaborating with biomedical and clinical investigators nationally through Molecular Medicine Ireland and internationally through our overseas research partners.
- Ensuring that students have access to the latest knowledge and discoveries and gain excellent clinical experience at our partner teaching hospitals and our network of affiliated hospitals, general practices and community attachments.
- Contributing, in as far as it is practicable, to the interest and development of the wider community - regionally, nationally and internationally.
UCD Student/Staff Dress Code:
As a general rule in a clinical setting men should wear a shirt & tie, and jeans are not allowed. Women should wear a blouse/smart top with trousers or skirt, again no jeans allowed. Dress for areas such as Psychiatry and Child Health may be more casual but the following rules must always be followed:
- Clothing should generally cover the body from the shoulder to the knee.
- Bare midriffs are not acceptable.
- Miniskirts are not appropriate.
- Excessively low cut or off-the-shoulder tops are inappropriate.
- Students should be aware that wearing sexually provocative clothing can be seen by some individuals as an invitation to make inappropriate and offensive comments/actions. This is particularly the case in areas such as A&E where patients and visitors may have been drinking and/or taking drugs. Students’ dress should therefore be of a conservative nature.
- Clothing should be clean & pressed.
- Clothing should not restrict easy movement.
- Clothing should not display prominent logos or pictures.
- Combat-style trousers, jeans, and shorts are inappropriate.
- Denim jeans, spandex, leggings, athletic wear, and sweatsuits shall not be worn.
- Shoes should be neat and clean. In your own interest, footwear should be comfortable to wear, but trainers/sneakers are not acceptable. Wearing shoes with closed toes is advised to minimize risk of injury to the feet.
Stiletto heals are inappropriate. - Jewellery should be kept to a minimum. Dangling earrings and facial piercing are not appropriate.
- Hair should be clean and tied back if long.
- Well-groomed, closely trimmed beards, sideburns, and moustaches are allowed, but may not interfere with personal protective gear.
- A students white coat should be worn on ward rounds and outpatients. The white coat must be clean and pressed.
Please note that your clinical supervisors have the authority to advise any student who is not complying with the dress code as outlined or who they feel is any other way inappropriately attired for clinical service.
Additional Hospital Etiquette:
- To wear a white coat at all times in the hospital (unless asked to remove it on a specific ward) (Health and Safety may have specific guidelines - for example, white coats may not be worn outside). The School of Medicine will present all Stage 4 students with a crested white coat at a formal White Coat Ceremony prior to the commencement of clinical studies. It is important that, for the duration of your medical studies in UCD, this coat is worn at all times in the hospital.
- To display some form of identification (wear your student ID pinned to your coat)
- Not to wear your stethoscope around your neck
- Not to wear perfume
- To carry in the pockets of the white coat
o Pen, Notebook, Stethoscope, Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine, Surgical Recall (or other small textbooks recommended by the lecturers)
o Equipment for Neurological Exams (if on a neuro rotation)
o Ophthalmoscope for Ophthalmology rotations
o Otoscope for ENT rotations - Not to exit the operating theatre in theatre clogs (and not in scrubs either, unless told to, and only then if wearing a white coat over the scrubs)