Approximately 100 healthcare professionals were conferred with postgraduate awards at a conferring ceremony in RCSI on Monday, 11 July 2011. These included Fellowships of RCSI in Cardiothoracic Surgery; General Surgery; Neurosurgery; Ophthalmology/Ophthalmic Surgery; Otolaryngology; Plastic Surgery; and Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery.

Memberships of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), including Ophthalmology were awarded, as well as Fellowships and Memberships of the Faculty of Dentistry and Memberships of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine.

Fellowships of RCSI Ad Eundem were awarded to Professor Chintamani and Mr. Maqsood Manzoor Elahi and Fellowships of RCSI by Special Election were awarded to Professor Ravi Kant and Professor Bina Ravi.

RCSI Surgical Travel Grants were awarded to Jürgen Mulsow, James O'Riordan and Eimear Phelan. Brian Donncha Barry was awarded with an RCSI Surgical Travelling Fellowship.

Speaking at the conferring ceremony, Professor Eilis McGovern, President of RCSI congratulated new Members and Fellows on their success in reaching these exciting milestones in their careers and wished them all the very best as they continued to strive for their goals.