Submissions are sought from interested candidates who wish to undertake a Doctorate of Medicine (MD) Degree through the Strategic Academic Recruitment (StAR) Programme. The StAR MD Programme supports early career physicians in advancing research qualifications while maintaining clinical practice. The programme is in collaboration with Beacon Hospital, Blackrock Clinic, Bon Secours Hospital Dublin and Hermitage Medical Clinic. The new call of the programme in 2022 will additionally collaborate with Highfield Healthcare, Mater Private Network and Sports Surgical Centre Dublin, for the first time.
The MD degree offers candidates the opportunity to strengthen translational research output while building expertise as a clinical scientist. Candidates will be based at one of the collaborating private hospitals, enhancing clinician-scientist research collaborations, while also working in a relevant RCSI laboratory or research setting.
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