More than 340 guests attended the 2013 Conferring Dinner, hosted by Professor Hannah McGee, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, which took place in the College last night. Among those invited were graduating medical students, Professor Patrick Broe, President; Professor Cathal Kelly, CEO/Registrar; Council Members; Senior Management; RCSI Academic and Administration Staff; Consultants and Clinical Tutors.

Unveiled at the dinner was a commemorative RCSI alumni video to congratulate the graduands and to inspire them on their career paths. The video highlights RCSI's international network of more than 20,000 alumni working in 70 countries worldwide which is invaluable to RCSI students and alumni as they pursue careers of excellence.

The inspirational video includes testimonies from highly successful RCSI alumni from Ireland and around the world who speak about their experiences of RCSI and the advantages of attending a College with a diverse student base that retains strong links amongst its alumni after graduation. This network has opened up a wealth of career opportunities for the graduates.

The conferring week celebrations will continue with the conferring ceremony in the National Concert Hall on Thursday 6th June when approximately 260 candidates will be conferred with degrees in Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics (MB, BCh and BAO), degrees of Masters in Pharmacy (MPharm), degrees in Masters of Science (MSc), degrees of Doctor of Medicine (MD) and degrees of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). The Rt Hon Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham KBE will receive the third RCSI honorary doctorate at the ceremony.