Why Graduate Entry Medicine at RCSI Dublin?
RCSI was the first medical school in the Republic of Ireland to introduce a Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) programme. This programme enables students from a range of undergraduate backgrounds to study medicine. Please read the entry requirements to see if you are eligible for this programme.
At RCSI, we aim to graduate truly international healthcare professionals. This is why we work to ensure that our programme equips our students to respond to the future of healthcare in an increasingly global, digital and climate-focused world.
With this in mind, RCSI’s Graduate Entry Medicine curriculum is innovative, future-focused and integrated. Our programme is centred around our students and is delivered in our state-of-the-art healthcare education facilities in Dublin. During your time with us you will be taught by RCSI academics, clinicians and researchers primarily in small groups or in an interactive manner when you are in large group settings.
As an RCSI GEM graduate, you will be career-ready. In fact, your clinical skills training starts from day one of the programme, with simulated patient sessions a weekly feature of the curriculum.
You will also have many opportunities to build your career – via undergraduate research opportunities, overseas clinical electives in prestigious institutions and a four-week sub-internship programme in final year, in which you will work as a resident-in-training in a hospital in Ireland, the US or Canada.
Small group teaching
Our small group teaching method helps you know your lecturers and get regular feedback in a supportive learning environment.
State-of-the-art facilities
Practice your clinical skills in one of Europe's most advanced clinical simulation centre before starting hospital rotations full-time.
Licensing examination support
Receive support and guidance from the University while taking USMLE and Canadian Board licensing examinations during your medical studies.
Elective opportunities
Join clinical and research electives programmes at top hospitals globally and improve research skills at the RCSI Summer Research School.
Anatomy
Study anatomy by dissecting cadavers in the traditional RCSI Anatomy Room, where healthcare leaders have been trained for centuries.
Career readiness
Receive intensive support in choosing your ideal career and securing a residency post when you graduate from RCSI.
Research opportunities
Improve research skills with RCSI Research Summer School, funded projects, and overseas research opportunities.
Supportive environment
Our CoMPPAS team will provide you with one-to-one support and also facilitates workshops and events to promote students’ positive health and well-being.
Clinical experience
Attend a wide variety of public, private and specialist teaching hospitals and clinical sites where you will learn to hone your clinical and professional skills.