Theme: Shaping Future Surgical Research and Training
Please note that registrations are now open for RCSI’s established RCSI Millin Meeting which will take place on Friday, 14 November 2025.
The Millin will focus on surgical research and training, with an eye to topical issues. For surgical trainees, the meeting will provide important insights about how to develop better academic research skills and how to integrate research into the surgical career path in a way that supports your career goals.
For surgical researchers, the update from the National Surgical Research Support Centre and the competition for the RCSI National Surgical Research Medal will be of particular interest. For consultants and surgical trainers, the morning session will update on the supports available to improve the quality of research in your department, both for your trainees but also showing ways to assist you in increasing your professional networks and collaborations.
RCSI is delighted to announce that our two keynote lectures for this year’s Millin meeting will be delivered by:
Professor Shirley Potter, Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon, St James’s Hospital & Blackrock Clinic; Clinical Professor, School of Medicine, University College Dublin; National Training Programme Director, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, RCSI
Topic – The Future of the Clinician Scientist
Professor Declan Devane, Professor of Health Research Methodology and Deputy Dean of the College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Galway
Topic – Better Trials, Better Evidence: Innovations in Trials Methodology
Professor Jennifer Cleland, Lee Kong Chian (LKC) School of Medicine, Singapore and Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK
Topic– Evidence-Based Surgical Training
Professor Mary Dixon-Woods, Director of The Healthcare Improvement Studies (THIS) Institute, University of Cambridge
Topic - An Evidence-Based Approach to Improving and Innovating in Surgery
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