Transition year students from the South East took part in the Waterford RCSI Transition Year MiniMed training programme from Tuesday, 12-15 February 2013 in Waterford Regional Hospital (WRH) and Waterford Institute of Technology. The interactive programme gave students the opportunity to experience what it is like to train and work as a doctor.

As part of the programme, students witnessed a live operation, attended interactive lectures, gained hands-on training in clinical skills, as well as practical experience in medicine and scientific tutorials.

Leading medical professionals from RCSI and Waterford Regional Hospital delivered the programme, on a range of topics including human anatomy, respiratory medicine, obstetrics, paediatrics, psychiatry, radiology, geriatric medicine, emergency medicine, cardiology and general practice.

The 2013 Waterford MiniMed Programme was coordinated by Professor Riona Mulcahy, Undergraduate Dean, Senior Lecturer in Medicine, RCSI and Waterford Regional Hospital; Professor Fred Jackson, Department of Medicine, RCSI, Waterford Regional Hospital; and Mr Joe O'Beirne, RCSI Council Member and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Orthopaedics, RCSI, Waterford Regional Hospital.