Student stories

Ciaran shares how he was determined to go to RCSI after attending the Open Day in fifth year. Learn more about his academic and social life since joining.

Jessica tells us about the modules she’s taken so far as part of the Medicine programme and events she has participated in during her time here.

Mahmoud writes about life as an international student in the Medicine programme and the benefits of a diverse student body.

Chinwe’s friends at RCSI have become her family. Hear about how her experience in RCSI have become more memorable because of her adventures with them.

Shelby speaks about how her time in the NICU during a paediatric rotation in Graduate Entry Medicine confirmed her aspirations to specialise in paediatrics upon graduation.

Hear about how Anushka has settled in Ireland after moving here from Canada and her placement at Connolly Hospital.

Alexandra shares her experience of community, hospital and industry placements within the MPharm programme and her time in RCSI’s Pharmacy Society.

Hear about Robert's one piece of advice to prospective Pharmacy students and what he enjoys about a small university community.

Timeyin describes her involvement taking part in multiple societies and her adjustments moving from Canada to Ireland.

As part of the first cohort of Advanced Therapeutic Technologies students, Ingrid describes how she is enjoying the Microbiology and Data Analytic modules.

Aisha speaks about the diverse range of modules in the Advanced Therapeutic Technologies programme and the facilities available to students at RCSI.

Dara wanted to study something-healthcare related but wasn’t sure on which sector to enter. Hear about how this course has given her a wide range of options within the industry.

Ghazi details the benefits of practical classes in the Physiotherapy programme and recounts performing at International Night as part of the Middle Eastern society.

Ronan tells us about learning in the Physiotherapy Movement Lab and the heightened social life in Dublin after moving here from a smaller town.

Gemma Shanahan tells us about her final year of Physiotherapy and how warm and welcoming she has found life at RCSI.

School of Medicine Class of 2006 alumnus, Ben, founded the Floating Doctors to bring more help to remote rural communities.

Siun is part of RCSI’s Medicine Class of 2005. She is currently the Breast and General Surgeon in Misercordiae University Hospital, Dublin.

Philip graduated from Graduate Entry Medicine in 2008. He is currently a surgical Neuro-Oncology Fellow in the University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital.

Andrew is part of RCSI's Graduate Entry Medicine Class of 2020. He is currently a senior project manager on the Electronic Health Record program in the new Children's Hospital Ireland.

Eoin graduated from RCSI Medicine in the Class of 2014. He is currently embarking on a NIHR-funded PhD in Oxford, focused on the epidemiology and neuroscience of chronic pain.

Stephen graduated in 2011 with a BSc Pharmacy (Hons.). In 2016, after spending a few years working in internal medicine teams in Ireland and abroad, he turned his attention to antimicrobial stewardship.

Avril is part of RCSI's Physiotherapy Class of 2010. She is the CEO and co-founder of eHealth company, Innerstrength.