On Thursday, 16 May, 2013, 67 RCSI students were awarded their RCSI, NUI Certificates in Biomedical Sciences following successful completion of the RCSI/IT Tralee International Medical Commencement Programme (IMCP) in 2012.

The IMCP is a bespoke programme specifically tailored to provide students with the pre-requisite knowledge, skills and attitudes for entry into RCSI undergraduate programmes in medicine, pharmacy and physiotherapy.

The IMCP is also an example of a highly successful inter-Institutional collaboration between RCSI and IT Tralee at a time when the HEA is calling for more initiatives of this kind.

This is the first cohort from the RCSI/IT Tralee IMCP to receive their RCSI, NUI Certificates in Biomedical Sciences.