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