Michelle McCourt

I qualified as a physiotherapist in 2016. I wanted to do a postgraduate course, but wasn't sure what to go for. The pandemic brought clarity. I saw how leadership in healthcare had been so essential for healthcare workers and remembered how, in my secondary school days, I always enjoyed being the lead in sports or in musicals. I wanted my career to progress more in leadership and I had ideas of what I would change, but not how I could successfully bring about this change. So I spoke to my manager and I knew it was the course for me.

Everything was online, which saved me having to commute from Drogheda to Dublin. I loved working with classmates from around Ireland and beyond, including in Bahrain and Dubai. What stood out for me was how well it was all put together. The professionalism of the staff was second-to-none and there were great resources available to help us through the more challenging parts. Everything was explained well and from a number of angles.

My main aim was to bring about change and make life better for patients, and this course has really equipped me to do that.

Ultimately, this course has helped me not just to understand change in healthcare, but given me the tools and power to implement and lead it.