School of Medicine
Direct Entry Medicine – Foundation Year to Year 5 for Academic Year 2023/2024
| Award | Awarded to | Awarded at |
| Ethna Gaffney Award – 1st place | Awarded to the student who achieves the best aggregate mark across all modules in Foundation Year | Consillio Manuque Awards Ceremony (CMA) |
| Year 1 Award for 1st place | Awarded to the student who achieves 1st place overall based upon aggregate marks across all modules in Year 1 | CMA |
| Team Ethos Award (Year 1) | This award is to recognise a student who demonstrates an outstanding commitment to promoting and encouraging team ethos within the teaching and learning environment in Year 1 | CMA |
| Stoney Memorial Award – 1st place | The top performing student on the basis of the mean of anatomy practical marks in Year 1 | CMA |
| Norman Rae Award in Health, Behaviour & Society | Awarded to the student who achieves highest mark in a dissertation competition in the area of Behaviour Sciences | CMA |
| The Upjohn Award in Molecular Medicine | Awarded to the student who achieves highest mark in a dissertation competition in the area of Molecular Medicine | CMA |
| Kane Award in Neurobiology | Awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in a dissertation competition in the area of Neurobiology | CMA |
| Evatt Memorial Award & 1st place | Awarded to the top performing student in a viva voce examination, based on CVR | CMA |
| Year 2 Award for 1st place | Awarded to the student who achieves 1st place overall based upon aggregate marks across all modules in Year 2 | CMA |
| Stoney Memorial Award – 1st place (Year 2) | Awarded to the top performing student on the basis of the mean of anatomy assessment marks in Year 2 | CMA |
| Barker Dissection Award | Awarded to the student who achieves the highest-grade in an anatomical dissection and associated report, based on a region of clinical importance | CMA |
| Ellen Moorhouse Award in Clinical Microbiology | Awarded to the top performing student in a viva voce examination, based on Microbiology | CMA |
| Pathology Award | Awarded to the top performing student in a viva voce examination, based on Pathology | CMA |
| Team Ethos Award (Year 2) | This award is to recognise a student who demonstrates an outstanding commitment to promoting and encouraging team ethos within the teaching and learning environment in Year 2 | CMA |
| Teamwork Award FY | Awarded to the students who obtain the highest mark for teamwork project in FY | CMA |
| Class Contribution Award for FY | Awarded to the student who has contributed most to class cohesion, voted by their class | CMA |
| Teamwork Award (Year 1) | The student who achieves the highest aggregate score for teamwork in THEPII assessments in Year 1 | CMA |
| Leadership (Year 1) |
Awarded to the student in a learning community who demonstrates best leadership skills in Year 1 |
CMA |
| Teamwork Award (Year 2) | The student who achieves the highest aggregate score for teamwork in THEPII assessments in Year 2 | CMA |
| Leadership (Year 2) | Awarded to the student in a learning community who demonstrates best leadership skills in Year 2 | CMA |
| Research Award | The student who best demonstrates creative and critical thinking and problem-solving skills in research | CMA |
| Award for Excellence in Medicine and Surgery – 1st place | Awarded to the student who achieves the highest marks in Medicine & Surgery in Year 3 | CMA |
| Award for Excellence in Medicine and Surgery – 2nd place | Awarded to the student who achieves the second highest marks in Medicine & Surgery in Year 3 | CMA |
| Abraham Colles Award (Cappagh Hospital) | Awarded to the winner of the clinical exam which is open to the top three students in Year 3 | CMA |
| Population and International Health Award for 1st place | Awarded to Student who achieves the highest score based on academic merit | CMA |
| Population and International Health Award for 2nd place | Awarded to Student who achieves the second highest score based on academic merit | CMA |
| Dr. John O’Leary Award in General Practice | Awarded to the student who achieves 1st place in the General Practice Examination | CMA |
| H.MacNaughton-Jones Award for 1st place in Obstetrics | Awarded to the student who achieves first place in the Final Professional Obstetrics and Gynaecology examination. | CMA |
| Captain Harry Godfrey Massey-Miles donation for Obstetrics | Awarded to the student who achieves 2nd place in the Final Professional Obstetrics and Gynaecology examination | CMA |
| MacClancy Award in Neonatal Medicine | Awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in an award examination | CMA |
| Dr. Tom Lynch Award | Awarded to the student who achieves 1st place in the clinical component of the Final Professional Psychiatry examination | CMA |
| Psychiatry Essay Award | Awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in a Psychiatry Essay | CMA |
| Hilary Standish-Barry Award in Psychiatry | Awarded to the student who achieves 1st place in the Final Professional Psychiatry examination | CMA |
| Paediatrics & Child Health Award 1st place | Awarded to the student who achieves 1st place in all components of Paediatrics & Child Health | CMA |
| Paediatrics & Child Health Award 2nd place | Awarded to the students who achieve 2nd place in all components of Paediatrics & Child Health | CMA |
| Professor Edward Guiney Award in Paediatric Surgery | Awarded to the top performing student in SC2 Surgery and SC1 Paediatrics | Conferring Ceremony |
| Leonard Abrahamson Award | Awarded to the student who obtained highest marks in a Medicine prize examination | Conferring Ceremony |
| Fitzsimons Award in Surgery | Awarded to the student who showed most proficiency in a Surgery prize examination | Conferring Ceremony |
| Quinn Award in Ophthalmology |
Awarded to the student who made the greatest contribution to Ophthalmology through research, audits, electives and other related activities and achieved a high ranking in the ophthalmology end of rotation assessment |
Conferring Ceremony |
| Dr. Jim Mahon Award in Medicine (Kilkenny) |
Awarded to the highest performer in Medicine & Surgery who undertook their SC2 Medicine & Surgery rotation in Kilkenny |
Conferring Ceremony |
| McLean Award in Surgery |
Awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in the Final Surgery written exam |
Conferring Ceremony |
| Sir William Wheeler Memorial Award for Surgery |
Awarded to the top performing student in the Final Surgery Exam |
Conferring Ceremony |
| Reuben Harvey Award |
Awarded to the student who achieved the highest aggregate marks in Final Medicine & Surgery and Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
Conferring Ceremony |
| Desmond Murray Council Award |
Awarded to the student who has qualified within the 57 months of the date of registration as a medical student and who obtained honours in Final Medicine and Surgery and Obstetrics and Gynaecology and first class honours in one of these subjects |
Conferring Ceremony |
| The Osler Award | Awarded to the student who has demonstrated the most outstanding clinical skills and clinical acumen during SC2 clinical rotations at Connolly Hospital |
Conferring Ceremony |
Graduate Entry Medicine – Year 1 and 2
| Award | Awarded to | Awarded at |
| Award for 1st place (Year 1) | Awarded to the student who achieves overall 1st place based on aggregate marks across all modules in Year 1 examinations | CMA |
| The Sayed-Hanson Memorial Award | Awarded to the student who obtains 1st place in a viva voce examination, based on Head, Neck and Neuroanatomy | CMA |
| Award for 1st place (Year 2) | The student who achieves overall 1st place based on aggregate marks across all modules in Year 2 exams | CMA |
| The James Connolly Hospital GEM Endocrinology Award | Awarded to the GEM student who achieves the highest marks in a viva examination testing knowledge of various aspects of Endocrine disease | CMA |
| Barker Dissection Award | Awarded to the student who achieves the highest grade in an anatomical dissection and associated report, based on a region of clinical importance | CMA |
| Teamwork Award (Year 1) | Awarded to the student who achieves highest aggregate score for team work in THEPII assessments in GEM Year 1 | CMA |
| Essay award | Awarded to the student who achieves the highest grade in a dissertation competition | CMA |
| Leadership (Year 2) | Awarded to the student in a learning community who demonstrates best leadership skills in GEM Year 2 | CMA |
| Research Award | Awarded to the student who best demonstrates creative and critical thinking and problem-solving skills in research | CMA |
| Award for 1st place (Year 2) | Awarded to the student who achieves 1st place overall based upon aggregate marks in the Year 2 examinations |
CMA |
| Dr Marie Harte Cardiology Award |
Awarded to the student who achieves 1st place in an essay competition on a specific aspect of cardiology in Year 2 |
CMA |
| Research Award (Year 2) | Awarded to the student who best demonstrates creative and critical thinking and problem-solving skills in research |
CMA |
Physician Associate Studies
| Award | Awarded to | Awarded at |
| Valedictorian | The student who achieves the top performance across the two years of the Physician Associate Studies programme | Conferring Ceremony |