UCD Department of Medicine & Therapeutics
Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland
Telephone: +353-1-830 7419   Fax: +353-1-830 8404

Teaching Responsibilities

Undergraduate Level

The Department of Medicine and Therapeutics of the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, in cooperation with its counterpart at St. Vincent's Hospital, provides an integrated teaching programme for students in their penultimate and final year of the UCD curriculum. In addition, the Department collaborates with preclinical Departments such as Pharmacology, Physiology, Pathology, Microbiology and Anatomy, at earlier stages in the curriculum to integrate aspects of biological sciences with clinical medicine.

The teaching programme at the Mater Hospital consists of modules in cardiology, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, nephrology, neurology, endocrinology, rheumatology, medicine for the elderly, infectious diseases, immunology, dermatology, therapeutics, intensive care medicine, molecular medicine and communication skills. These disciplines are taught through formal lectures, bedside tutorials, clinical clerkships with medical teams, and a residence period during which students live in the hospital and are exposed to emergency medicine and the care of the critically ill.

During their penultimate year, medical students are encouraged to participate in research projects to encourage a "bench-to-bedside" atmosphere which exposes students to developments in laboratory-based and clinical research.


Postgraduate Level

The Department of Medicine and Therapeutics plays a leadership role in postgraduate education within the Mater Misericordiae Hospital. Specific activities include weekly medical ground rounds, postgraduate seminar series in internal medicine and its subspecialties, research seminars, and clinical and research clubs. In addition, the Department participates in teaching and preparation of candidates for the M.R.C.P.I examination.