Welcome to UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems. The aim of our School is to provide our students with the very best opportunities and supports to pursue studies in nursing, midwifery or health systems and to promote safe, person-centred and efficient practice. As the largest and oldest University School of Nursing and Midwifery in Ireland we have played a leading role in the development of nursing and midwifery education, practice and research nationally. We offer four undergraduate programmes which provide entry to profession al practice in general nursing, psychiatric nursing, children’s nursing and midwifery. We also offer a range of opportunities for further study at graduate and doctoral level.
Our programmes are delivered in a purpose-built, state-of-the art learning environment and students undertake clinical practice at national centres of excellence.Located in the Health Sciences Centre, students benefit from daily interaction with other healthcare students and top-of -the range lecture facilities, library, information and computing resources, skills laboratories and student resource rooms. Our partner hospitals include: St. Vincent’s University Hospital, the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, St. Michael’s Hospital, St. John of God Hospital, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, the National Maternity Hospital and Our Lady’s Hospice.
We have more than 60 academic staff, working together to provide instruction in a comprehensive range of subjects relating to clinical and professional practice, research, management and education in nursing, midwifery and health systems. Clinical coordinators and facilitators also play an important role in supporting student learning and all students are assigned a personal tutor. Additional support is available from our student advisor and our chaplain. The work of the School is supported by a team of administrative, library, clinical skills, audiovisual and services staff.
The School has an active research unit incorporating funded and graduate research on a number of key areas including older people, maternal and child health, health systems and clinical specialties. The School adopts a collaborative and partnership approach to research and research partnerships are multidisciplinary incorporating academic and clinical partners. To date the School has produced a number of key reports on nursing and midwifery research priorities, the nursing contribution to care and loneliness and social isolation.
We invite you to take a tour of our website where you will find information on the nursing experience at UCD.
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Dr Michelle Butler Dean and Head of School UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems |
