UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science. Excellence in Education & Research.

UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science. Excellence in Education & Research.

School Management & Organisation

Key Management Structures

Head of School

Professor Bill Powderly is Dean of Medicine and Head of School. He chairs the Medicine Programmes Board, the School Executive Management Committee and an eight-person School Management Team. In his role as the School's Chief Academic Officer, Prof Powderly is supported by three Associate Deans, six Academic Section Leaders and Heads of Subject.

School Executive Management Committee

The School Executive Management Committee is the most senior representative group within the School.  Chaired by the Dean of Medicine/Head of School, this committee comprises representatives from each of the academic sections and the main research groups as well as senior administrative staff from across the School and its various programme areas.  

The School Executive Management Committee currently comprises:

NameTitle
Prof Gerard Bury Section Leader, Community, Forensic & Legal Medicine
Ms Ashley Carthy Human Resources Partner, College of Health Sciences
Ms Nadia D’Alton Director, Health Science Programme Office 
Prof Catherine Godson Director, Diabetes Research Centre
Mr Paul Harkin Director of Strategic Development
Prof Michael Keane Section Leader, Medicine & Medical Science
Prof Fionnuala McAuliffe Section Leader, Women’s & Children’s Health
Prof Paul McLoughlin Section Leader, Biomedical Science 
Prof Ronan O’Connell Section Leader, Surgery & Surgical Sciences
Dr Yvonne O’Meara Deputy Section Leader, Medicine & Medical Specialties
Prof Bill Powderly Dean of Medicine & Head of School (Chair) 
Dr Dermot Power DAMC, Director of Postgraduate Education 
Dr Louise Rainford Section Leader, Diagnostic Imaging 
Dr Maurice Stokes Deputy Section Leader, Surgery & Surgical Specialties 
Prof Cormac Taylor Research Leader, Biomedical Science 
Prof Bill Watson Research Leader, Biomedical Science 

School Management Team

The School Management Team comprises the Dean/Head of School, Associate Deans, Biomedical Science Section Leader, a Lead Research Investigator, the Director of the Health Science Programme Office and the School’s Director of Strategic Development. This eight-person group guides the day-to-day coordination of School activities and prepares agenda items for the School Executive Management Committee.

The School Management Team currently comprises:

NameTitle
Ms Ashley Carthy Human Resource Partner, College of Health Sciences
Ms Nadia D’Alton Director, Health Science Programme Office 
Prof Catherine Godson Research Leader, Biomedical Science
Mr Paul Harkin Director of Strategic Development
Dr Jason Last Associate Dean for Educational Innovation
Prof Pat Murray Associate Dean for International Affairs
Prof Paul McLoughlin Section Leader, Biomedical Science 
Dr Paddy Mallon Associate Dean for Research & Innovation
Prof Bill Powderly Dean of Medicine & Head of School (Chair) 

Academic Support

Administration staff are deployed in a series of teams aligned to support the School’s key academic functions; including the Programme Office, School Office, Research Office, Dean’s Office & Development Teams on the Belfield campus as well as two teams (Eccles and Merrion teams) who coordinate student and staff supports across clinical sites.

Technical staff are deployed across the School to support specialist teaching and research activities and include technical staff who support audio-visual and information technology, anatomy dissection laboratories & our Body Donation programme, as well as pathology and physiology laboratories.  Technical staff are also integrated with research teams across all School sites.

Wider University Context

The School operates with executive authority within the College of Health Sciences, which includes:


The School is a principal stakeholder in several multi-disciplinary research centres including the Systems Biology Ireland.  We participate in thematic research programmes across the University and lead UCD representation on numerous national and international research collaborations (Molecular Medicine Ireland, Dublin Centre for Clinical Research, etc).