Applications will be accepted in cycles. This is to accommodate interns rotating into MMUH & SVUH for R3 & R4.

Cycle 2 Deadline: Friday, February 06 2026

📅 Date: April, 2026 (exact date to follow).

📍 Venue: The Pillar Centre for Transformative Healthcare, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital.

🎓 Open to: All UCD interns rotating through the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and St. Vincent’s University Hospital.

This event is run in conjunction with the Clinical Audit Offices at St. Vincent’s University Hospital & Mater Misericordiae University Hospital.

The UCD Intern Day highlights the important role interns play in driving evidence-based change within their teams. It also offers a chance to share ideas, celebrate achievements, and learn from the collective experience of peers and senior clinicians in a supportive and engaging environment.

The Audit Day supports the development of audit skills, reflective practice, and teamwork. It provides a platform to present impactful projects and contribute to service improvement. All accepted abstracts will be published with the Irish Medical Journal (IMJ), offering national recognition for interns’ contributions to clinical excellence.

All accepted abstracts will be published in the Irish Medical Journal (IMJ).

Pick your hospital, grab the right toolkit, and get your proforma over the line. 

Interns submit audit to one office only — the site you’re currently rotating on (Mater Misericordiae University Hospital or St. Vincent’s University Hospital).

MMUH toolkit

• Department of Health Patient Safety Act 2023 guidance
• How to sample data collection
• Audit flowchart
• Audit checklist

Please download the MMUH proforma from the MMUH intranet. Only use an MMUH computer to download the form

SVUH toolkit

• SVUH Clinical Audit Application Form (Proforma)
• Department of Health Patient Safety Act 2023 guidance
• A Guide to Clinical Audit
• Audit flowchart
• Audit checklist

Before starting your audit, you must submit a Clinical Audit
Proforma for review and approval by your hospital’s Clinical
Audit Office.

This step ensures your project meets governance, data
protection, and quality improvement standards.

Prepare your application

Before submitting, make sure you have:

• Chosen a clear, relevant audit topic.
• Defined your standard and SMART objectives.
• Outlined your sampling plan and attached your audit tool/data collection form.
• Identified your sponsor (consultant, ADON, Registrar, or HoD) and stakeholders.
• Please ensure a Registrar is included in your sponsor list.
• Completed all sections of your proforma.
• Do not include any patient identifiers in either your proforma or data collection sheet.
• Reviewed the audit checklist & flowchart.

Submit your Proforma Application

You should only submit a proforma to the hospital where you are currently rotating:

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (MMUH):

(opens in a new window)MMUH Proforma Submission

St. Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH):

(opens in a new window)SVUH Proforma Submission

Await Approval

Each site has its own proforma - make sure to use the correct one. You must wait for formal approval before beginning any data collection. Once approved, you may proceed with your audit as outlined in your proforma.

If you are rotating through a site outside of MMUH & SVUH and would like to submit an application, please reach out to the network directly at intern.smms@ucd.ie for further direction.

Interns selected to present at the UCD Intern Audit Day will be required to submit their final audit report to their hospital’s Clinical Audit Office in advance of the event.

This review ensures all projects are formally approved and align with hospital quality improvement standards.

Final reports are to be submitted in advance of presenting your poster at this event.

Further details to follow.