RCSI hosted its Fourth National and International Careers Symposium on Saturday, 29 March. More than 400 students attended the event at the College at 123 St Stephen's Green, which was jointly organised by Dr Alice McGarvey, Vice-Dean Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences and Fionnuala Rahilly, Career Development Manager at RCSI.

This half-day event was of particular interest to students in the academic years from Intermediate Cycle (IC3), Graduate Entry Progamme (GEP) 2 to Senior Cycle 1 and 2. 

An impressive line-up of national and international speakers reflected the desired destinations of where students indicated they wish to pursue their postgraduate training. The day's speakers include Professor Emma Meagher, University of Pennsylvania; Dr Johnny Walker, Hermitage Clinic; Dr Cedric Gunaratnam, Beaumont Hospital; Professor Jacqueline Ho, Penang Medical College; Dr Ghufran Jassim, RCSI Bahrain; Dr Tonio Piscopo, Mater Dei Hospital; and Dr Gozie Offiah, Dublin North East.

Speaking on the event, Professor Arnold Hill, Head of the School of Medicine, RCSI who opened proceedings at the symposium said, “It is vital that such events support our students by providing essential information regarding postgraduate routes both here in Ireland and abroad. The symposium was held on Saturday to facilitate those students on rotation. The support of RCSI academic staff is vital to the success of this event as they are the student's mentors so I was delighted with the strong turnout.”