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Alumni Story: An Interview with Sinead Thompson BSc Midwifery 29Sep
Alumni Story: An Interview with Sinead Thompson BSc Midwifery

Sinead is currently working with the National Women and Infants Health Programme (NWIHP) as Project Coordinator for the Implementation of the National Standards for Antenatal Education in Ireland 2020.

Alumni Story: An Interview with Lisa Murphy ADON in Older Persons 07Sep
Alumni Story: An Interview with Lisa Murphy ADON in Older Persons

I went into nursing straight from school. We were the last class to complete the Diploma in Nursing (2001-2004) and we were the first nursing class to enter nursing via the CAO system. I trained in St Vincent’s University Hospital while completing my nursing diploma in UCD.
Alumni Story: An Interview with Jean Doherty Research Midwife 06Sep
Alumni Story: An Interview with Jean Doherty Research Midwife

Jean Doherty is a Registered Midwife working in the National Maternity Hospital. Jean commenced her BSc Midwifery in National Maternity Hospital and UCD in 2010 as a mature student and qualified as a midwife in 2014 with a first class honours.
Taught Graduate Orientation 5th September 2023 05Sep
Taught Graduate Orientation 5th September 2023

Taught Graduate Orientation 2023 Recording.
Dr. John Gilmore Appointed as Chair of Léargas - The Exchange Bureau 16Aug
Dr. John Gilmore Appointed as Chair of Léargas - The Exchange Bureau

Dr. John P Gilmore is appointed by the Minister of Further and Higher Education as the Chair of the Léargas Board.

Inaugural International Research Conference a roaring success 10Aug
Inaugural International Research Conference a roaring success

Find out more about the School's 2023 International Research Conference held at UCD Belfield.
Alumni Story: An Interview with Kim Hayden Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care 02Aug
Alumni Story: An Interview with Kim Hayden Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care

Kim qualified as a nurse at the Adelaide Hospital, Dublin in 1993. She worked for several years as a staff nurse gaining experience in a variety of medical and surgical areas and later went on to work in public health. She is currently working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care in St Vincent’s Private Hospital.

Alumni Story An Interview with Emma Biggar BSc General Nursing 01Aug
Alumni Story An Interview with Emma Biggar BSc General Nursing

Emma qualified as a nurse in 2019 & worked as a nurse for the NHS on a cardiothoracic oncology surgical ward in London for just over a year. Emma recently completed a MSc in Business Management in the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School and currently works in a FinTech startup, called Paytrix.

Did you know we are part of the first national training programme for Special Needs Assistants (SNA) in Ireland? 13Jul
Did you know we are part of the first national training programme for Special Needs Assistants (SNA) in Ireland?

The UCD School of Education in collaboration with the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems has been delivering the first national training programme for Special Needs Assistants in Ireland since 2021.

Alumni Story: An Interview with Clare Flanagan RANP Mental Health for Older Persons 12Jul
Alumni Story: An Interview with Clare Flanagan RANP Mental Health for Older Persons

I registered with NMBI as a Psychiatric Nurse in 2002 and have worked in a range of mental health settings in Ireland and Australia for over 20 years.
Alumni Story: An Interview with Clare Kennedy Registered Advanced Midwife Practitioner 11Jul
Alumni Story: An Interview with Clare Kennedy Registered Advanced Midwife Practitioner

Clare Kennedy is a Registered Advanced Midwife Practitioner (RAMP) and currently working in the National Women’s and Infants Health Programme (NWIHP) as a Project Co-Ordinator for the implementation of the HSE Baby Friendly Initiative.
Alumni Story: An Interview with Jonathon O\'Keeffe RANP Gerontology 10Jul
Alumni Story: An Interview with Jonathon O'Keeffe RANP Gerontology

Jonathon O’Keeffe RANP, HTA/FFNMRCSI, Hon. Treasurer Irish Gerontological Society: is currently a Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) in Gerontology based in St Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH).
Virtual Mental Health Nursing Journal Club Session 9 with Guest Mr Jacopo Villani 06Jul
Virtual Mental Health Nursing Journal Club Session 9 with Guest Mr Jacopo Villani

The SNMHS Mental Health Team, with support from the HSE and University of Galway, deliver the fifth talk this trimester with guest Mr. Jacopo Villani
Assoc. Prof. Suja Somanadhan awarded IFNA Innovative Contribution to Family Nursing Award 23Jun
Assoc. Prof. Suja Somanadhan awarded IFNA Innovative Contribution to Family Nursing Award

Head of Children's Nursing at the UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, Assoc. Prof. Suja Somanadhan was awarded the International Family Nursing Association (IFNA) Innovative Contribution to Family Nursing Award (2023).
Prof. Stacey Van Gelderen and Dr. Maya Bastian Masterclass and Workshops 19Jun
Prof. Stacey Van Gelderen and Dr. Maya Bastian Masterclass and Workshops

SNMHS host Prof. Stacey Van Gelderen and Dr. Maya Bastian for a special Masterclass and two Simulation Workshops on 19th June 2023.

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