- Study at RCSI
- Schools, Faculties, Departments
- Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
- School of Medicine
- School of Pharmacy
- School of Physiotherapy
- School of Postgraduate Studies
- School of Nursing & Midwifery
- Academic Departments
- Institute of Leadership
- Health Professions Education Centre (HPEC)
- Simulation
- Student, Academic & Regulatory Affairs
- CoMPPAS
- Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine
- Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Faculty of Radiologists
- Alumni
- Surgical Affairs
- Research & Innovation
- Innovation
- Strategic Academic Recruitment Programme
- Research news and events
- Research areas
- RCSI people
- Research networks and centres
- Technology cores and research facilities
- Research Office
- Employment opportunities
- PhD projects and postgraduate training opportunities
- Research ethics
- Research by Faculty
- Research by Academic Department
- Research by School
- Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R)
- About RCSI
- Council
- CEO and Senior Management
- History
- Contact us and location
- RCSI Strategic Plan 2018 - 2022
- Publications
- Venue hire
- Equality Diversity and Inclusion
- Athena SWAN
- RCSI and the wider community
- Quality Enhancement Office
- Irish Society of Urology
- Freedom of Information (FOI)
- Eduroam
- Green Campus
- RCSI Collaborate
- RCSI International
Saturday, 16th February 2008-Charter Day Meetings Take Place at RCSI
THE annual RCSI Charter Day Meetings were held in the College from the 14th
– 16th February. A number of leading Irish and international
speakers attended the three day event and discussed numerous topics relevant
to surgery and surgical training in
President
of RCSI Professor Gerald O’Sullivan delivers the
On Thursday, 14th
of February a one day conference was held on the new Cancer Control Strategy.
This closed meeting provided an opportunity to debate and address the
opportunities and challenges that this strategy presents for surgeons.
On Friday the 15th of February, highlights included the
Professor Gerald O’Sullivan,
Dr. Joseph P. Vacanti, Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School
delivered a speech on ‘Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine from First
Principles to the Present Time’ at the 83rd Abraham Colles Lecture. The
Pictured from l to r are Professor Frank Keane, Vice
President RCSI; Dr Joseph P. Vacanti; Professor Gerald O'Sullivan, President
RCSI; Professor Barry O'Donnell, Past President RCSI.
RCSI also bestowed its highest honour of Honorary Fellowship at the
special event on Dr. Gerald B. Healy,
Pictured from l to r are Profesor
Charter Day Meetings are held annually to commemorate the 11th of February
1784 when the RCSI was first established by royal charter by King George III.
This Charter gave the College the power to control the practice of surgery and
to make provision for surgical education.
RCSI Council members Ms. Eilis McGovern and Countess Laura
Viani.
Today Charter Day is a unique opportunity for the many Fellows and Members of
the College and their colleagues from the international surgical community to
come together and discuss aspects of emerging surgical techniques and research
in their varying areas of expertise.
Past RCSI Presidents Mr Michael Butler, Mr Dermot O
Flynn and Mr William Hederman
Speakers at the Presidential Medal Competition Mr Kieran M
Hirpara; Mr Colin Peirce; Dr John P Burke; Dr Tara Ní Dhonnchu; Mr Mark
O’Donnell and Mr John Byrne.