Welcome to the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

For over two hundred years RCSI has played a major role in medical education and training in Ireland. Founded in 1784 to train surgeons, a medical school was later established in 1886. Today RCSI has schools of Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Nursing and healthcare management. In addition to Undergraduate education RCSI delivers postgraduate training and education through its Faculties of Radiology, Dentistry, Sports & Exercise Medicine and the school of Postgraduate Studies. The RCSI Research Institute is one of Ireland’s foremost research centres.

Building on our heritage in surgery, we will enhance human health through endeavour, innovation and collaboration in education, research and service.

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		Professional Competence The Professional Competence Schemes for Surgery and for Emergency Medicine will be administered by RCSI. For further information click here
		NAIRTL / LIN Annual Conference – October 2010 RCSI will host the NAIRTL / LIN Annual Conference on 6th & 7th October 2010. For more information and registration please click here.
		Undergraduate Conferring - June 2010 To view the video please click here.
		Culture Night: To celebrate 200 Years on St. Stephen’s Green, free public lectures charting the history of RCSI will take place on 24th September. Register here
		To view RCSI Bahrain Video Documentary please click here.

Latest News and Events .

30th August 2010 - RCSI cancer research study gains insights into predicting severity of a childhood cancer

A recent study by the RCSI Cancer Genetics Research Group, headed by Professor Ray Stallings, has revealed insights into neuroblastoma, the leading cause of childhood cancer deaths. The findings may enable clinicians to predict the severity of the tumour, allowing them to devise customised treatments, which could potentially help children to avoid unnecessary chemotherapy.

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	Breast Cancer Ireland (BCI) is a charity set up to raise money for breast cancer research. It is administered through the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.