Education, Training and Clinical Responsibility
The intern year provides graduates with the education, training and clinical responsibility that develop the professional and personal competencies necessary for a successful and fulfilling career in medical practise. On successful completion of the intern year, the trainee is awarded a Certificate of Experience by the Irish Medical Council which permits admission to the Council’s specialist division or general division of the Register of Medical Practitioners.
July 2010 saw significant change to how intern training is organised in Ireland through the establishment of intern training networks based around the six Irish medical schools. Together with its affiliated teaching hospitals, the UCD School of Medicine & Medical Science will be responsible for the delivery of the DAMC Intern Training Programme within the HSE’s Dublin/Midlands network.
Intern training posts are allocated through a national matching programme administered by the Health Service Executive (HSE). Under this national matching programme, the prospective interns are asked to identify their preferred training post and intern training network of choice. Posts are allocated on the basis of individual’s position in the overall ranking of applicants hence there is no need to seek letters of reference from the Medical School.
Application Scheme for Intern Posts 2012 Now Open
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has commenced Stage 2 of the application process for Intern Posts in the Irish health service commencing July 2012. Applicants who have been deemed eligible to proceed after Stage 1 of the process will be invited to submit their post preferences, choosing from 564 posts across the six Irish Training Networks. Applicants are welcome to apply to any Intern Network or combination of Networks and can choose from a wide variety of Medical and Surgical posts in addition to specialties such as Paediatrics, General Practice, Anaesthesia and Psychiatry.
The intern year is a postgraduate training year that provides medical graduates with the clinical training and further education necessary to progress from medical student to doctor. In 2010, intern recruitment in Ireland was centralised under the aegis of the HSE Medical Education and Training (METR) unit who have created a national application scheme for all intern posts. The application process is conducted over two stages: the first required applicants to submit personal and educational details to the HSE; applicants deemed eligible following this process will be invited to choose their preferred posts, networks and hospitals or specialties. Allocation to posts is based on class ranking in final medical exams, with EU applicants receiving preference over non-EU.
The first stage of the application process opened on 23rd March 2012 and will close on Friday 13th April 2012 at 5pm. Please see the HSE website for further information.
If you have any queries please contact: intern.smms@ucd.ie