Ballymote man among newest batch of graduates from RCSI

Almost 300 future doctors donned caps and gowns to graduate from the RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) School of Medicine as part of the College’s summer graduation ceremonies which took place in the Convention Centre Dublin (CCD).

Among these was Dr Martin Davey from Ballymote, Co Sligo.

RCSI’s School of Medicine conferring ceremony sees the largest number of doctors in Ireland graduate each year and the graduation ceremony is a celebration for students and their families, some of whom have travelled from all over the world to attend the ceremony.

Professor Cathal Kelly, Chief Executive/ Registrar, RCSI, congratulated all those graduating on their success: ‘ Today’s ceremony is a wonderful celebration for our graduates and a culmination of their years of hard work and dedication on the path to qualify with a degree in medicine.

“These future doctors have benefited from teaching in an environment where excellence in patient centred care is the priority from day one, equipping our graduates with all the necessary knowledge and skills required to be rounded and clinically distinguished doctors, in whatever speciality career path they choose.

“We look forward to watching our graduates progress on the next phase of their journey as healthcare leaders of the future.’

At the same ceremony, an RCSI Honorary Doctorate Degree was awarded to RCSI alumna Professor Barbara Murphy (Medicine, Class of 1989), a world-renowned transplant nephrologist and immunology researcher whose work focuses on the use of genomics and genetics to predict and diagnose outcomes following kidney transplantation.

When Professor Murphy was named chair of the Samuel F. Bronfman Department of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 2012, she became the first female chair of medicine of an academic medical centre in New York and the second female chair of a top 20 medical school in the U.S.

Professor Murphy addressed the School of Medicine graduating class of 2018 as part of the ceremony.

Louise King on left (Principal Knockminna NS), Cathaoirleach Councillor Martin Baker, Eithne Murphy,, Ballymote Community Library, and Mo Robertson on right (Owner of Hullabaloo who gave a demonstration of craft-work).