School of Medicine
Direct Entry Medicine – Foundation Year to Year 5 for Academic Year 2024/25
| Award | Awarded to | Awarded at |
| Foundation Year (Medicine) | ||
| Ethna Gaffney Award and First Place | Awarded to the student who achieves the best aggregate mark across all modules in Foundation Year. | Consillio Manuque Awards Ceremony (CMA) |
| Teamwork Award FY | Awarded to the students who obtain the highest mark for the teamwork project in FY | CMA |
| Class Contribution Award for FY | Awarded to the student who has contributed most to class cohesion, voted by their class | CMA |
| Direct Entry Medicine Year 1 | ||
| Year 1 Award for First Place | Awarded to the student who achieves first place overall based upon aggregate marks across all modules in Year 1 | CMA |
| Team Ethos Award Y1 | This award is to recognise a student who demonstrates an outstanding commitment to promoting and encouraging team ethos within the teaching and learning environment in Year 1 | CMA |
| Leadership Y1 | Awarded to the student in a learning community who demonstrates best leadership skills in Year 1 | CMA |
| The Upjohn Award in Molecular Medicine | Awarded to the student who achieves highest mark in a dissertation competition in the area of molecular medicine | CMA |
| Norman Rae Award in Health, Behaviour and Society | Awarded to the student who achieves highest mark in a dissertation competition in the area of behaviour sciences. | CMA |
| Kane Award in Neurobiology | Awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in a dissertation competition in the area of neurobiology | CMA |
| Evatt Memorial Award and First Place | Awarded to the top-performing student in a viva voce examination | CMA |
| Direct Entry Medicine Year 2 |
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| Year 2 Award for First Place | Awarded to the student who achieves first place overall based upon aggregate marks across all modules in Year 2 | CMA |
| Stoney Memorial Award – First Place Year 2 |
Awarded to the top performing student in a viva voce examination. |
CMA |
| Barker Dissection Award | Awarded to the student who achieves the highest-grade in an anatomical dissection based on a region of clinical importance | CMA |
| Ellen Moorhouse Award in Clinical Microbiology | Awarded to the top-performing student in a an essay competition, based on microbiology – where academic performance is equal, a viva examination will take place | CMA |
| Pathology Award | Awarded to the top-performing student in a viva voce examination, based on pathology | CMA |
| Team Ethos Award Y2 | This award is to recognise a student who demonstrates an outstanding commitment to promoting and encouraging team ethos within the teaching and learning environment in Year 2 | CMA |
| Leadership Y2 | Awarded to the student in a learning community who demonstrates best leadership skills in Year 2 | CMA |
| Direct Entry Medicine Year 3 | ||
| Year 3 Award for First Place | Awarded to the student who achieves first place overall based upon aggregate marks across all modules in Year 3 | CMA |
| Tropical Medicine Award | Awarded to the top-performing student in a viva voce examination, based on tropical medicine | CMA |
| Abraham Colles Award (Cappagh Hospital) | Awarded to the top-performing student in a clinical examination, based on orthopaedics | CMA |
| Team Ethos Award Y3 | This award is to recognise a student who demonstrates an outstanding commitment to promoting and encouraging team ethos within the teaching and learning environment in Year 3 | CMA |
| Leadership Y3 | Awarded to the student in a learning community who demonstrates best leadership skills in Year 3 | CMA |
| Senior Cycle 1 (Medicine Year 4) | ||
| Dr John O’Leary Award in General Practice | Awarded to the student who achieves first place in the general practice examination | CMA |
| H. MacNaughton-Jones Award for First Place in Obstetrics | Awarded to the student who achieves first place in the final professional obstetrics and gynaecology examination | CMA |
| Captain Harry Godfrey Massey-Miles Donation for Obstetrics | Awarded to the student who achieves second place in the final professional obstetrics and gynaecology examination |
CMA |
| MacClancy Award in Neonatal Medicine | Awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in an award examination |
CMA |
| Dr Tom Lynch Award |
Awarded to the student who achieves first place in the clinical component of the final professional psychiatry examination |
CMA |
| Psychiatry Essay Award |
Awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in a psychiatry essay | CMA |
| Hilary Standish-Barry Award in Psychiatry | Awarded to the student who achieves first place in the final professional psychiatry examination | CMA |
| Paediatrics and Child Health Award First Place | Awarded to the student who achieves first place in all components of paediatrics and child health | CMA |
| Paediatrics and Child Health Award Second Place | Awarded to the students who achieve second place in all components of paediatrics and child health | CMA |
| Senior Cycle 2 (Medicine Year 5) | ||
| Professor Edward Guiney Award in Paediatric Surgery | Awarded to the top-performing student in SC2 surgery and SC1 paediatrics | Conferring Ceremony |
| Leonard Abrahamson Award | Awarded to the student who obtained highest marks in a medicine prize examination | Conferring Ceremony |
| Fitzsimons Award in Surgery | Awarded to the student who showed most proficiency in a surgery prize examination | Conferring Ceremony |
| Quinn Award in Ophthalmology |
Awarded to the student who made the greatest contribution to ophthalmology through research, audits, electives and other related activities and achieved a high ranking in the ophthalmology end-of-rotation assessment |
Conferring Ceremony |
| Dr Jim Mahon Award in Medicine (Kilkenny) |
Awarded to the highest performer in medicine and surgery who undertook their SC2 medicine and surgery rotation in Kilkenny |
Conferring Ceremony |
| McLean Award in Surgery |
Awarded to the student who achieved the highest mark in the final surgery written exam |
Conferring Ceremony |
| Sir William Wheeler Memorial Award for Surgery |
Awarded to the top-performing student in the final surgery exam |
Conferring Ceremony |
| Reuben Harvey Award |
Awarded to the student who achieved the highest aggregate marks in final medicine and surgery, and obstetrics and gynaecology |
Conferring Ceremony |
| Desmond Murray Council Award |
Awarded to the student who has qualified within the 57 months of the date of registration as a medical student and who obtained honours in final medicine and surgery and obstetrics and gynaecology, and first-class honours in one of these subjects |
Conferring Ceremony |
| The Osler Award | Awarded to the student who has demonstrated the most outstanding clinical skills and clinical acumen during SC2 clinical rotations at Connolly Hospital |
Conferring Ceremony |
| Graduate Entry Medicine Year 1 | ||
| Award for First Place | Awarded to the student who achieves overall first place based on aggregate marks across all modules in Year 1 examinations |
CMA |
| Teamwork Award Year 1 |
Awarded to the student who achieves highest aggregate score for teamwork in assessments in GEM Year 1 |
CMA |
| The Sayed-Hanson Memorial Award |
Awarded to the student who obtains first place in a viva voce examination |
CMA |
| Barker Dissection Award |
Awarded to the student who achieves the highest-grade in an anatomical dissection based on a region of clinical importance |
CMA |
| Essay Award |
Awarded to the student who achieves the highest grade in a dissertation competition | CMA |
| Graduate Entry Medicine Year 2 | ||
| Award for First Place |
Awarded to the student who achieves first place overall based upon aggregate marks in the Year 2 examinations |
CMA |
| Dr Marie Harte Cardiology Award |
Awarded to the student who achieves first place in an essay competition on a specific aspect of cardiology in Year 2 |
CMA |
| James Connolly Endocrine Award |
Awarded to the student who achieves the highest marks in a viva examination to which the students achieving the highest marks in the endocrine component of the written exam are invited |
CMA |
| Leadership Y2 |
Awarded to the student in a learning community who demonstrates best leadership skills in GEM Year 2 |
CMA |
| Research Award |
Awarded to the student who best demonstrates creative and critical thinking and problem-solving skills in research in Year 2 |
CMA |
| Physician Associate Studies | ||
| Physician Associate Award |
The student who achieves the top performance across the two years of the Physician Associate Studies programme |
Conferring Ceremony |