Learn about the diverse careers of four doctors by watching RCSI series
For those who may have missed the third and final episode in the series of the live-streamed video broadcast from RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland), ‘So You Want To Be A Doctor?', or for those who want to watch it again, you can catch up on the entire episode on the RCSI YouTube channel.
The programme, presented by Professor Arnold Hill, Head of the School of Medicine, RCSI gives viewers a unique insight into what life as a doctor is really like.
The series, aimed at second-level students in transition, fifth and sixth year, who may be considering a career as a doctor, offers an insight into the lives of doctors by profiling leading healthcare professionals, all of whom began their career by studying medicine.
The doctors profiled in this episode are Professor Susan Smith, GP in Inchicore, Dublin and Professor of Primary Care Medicine at RCSI; Professor Frank Murray, a Consultant Gastroenterologist in Beaumont Hospital; Professor Ciaran Bolger, a Neurosurgeon at Beaumont Hospital and Professor of Clinical Neuroscience, RCSI. The series' final profiled doctor is Professor Arnold Hill, who shows the audience his work as a Breast Surgeon and research on breast cancer.
The programme concluded with a lively Q&A session whereby Professor Hill and Celeste Golden, RCSI Admissions Officer a host of questions from the watching audience all over Ireland and beyond via email, Twitter and Facebook.