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Coláiste an Phiarsaigh, Glanmire student, Íde Ní Dheasmhúnaigh who attended a practical workshop during the RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) Transition Year programme, TY MiniMed. Photo: Maxwells/Julien Behal

Approximately 190 Transition Year (TY) students were given the opportunity to step out of their usual classroom setting and experience what it is like to train and work as a doctor in the setting of a real hospital. Amongst those chosen was Íde Ní Dheasmhúnaigh a student from Coláiste an Phiarsaigh in Glanmire.

The week-long interactive TY MiniMed training programme took place at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, with students from 90 schools across Ireland participating.

While students attended interactive lectures, received hands-on training in clinical skills and received practical experience in medicine and scientific tutorials, the undoubted highlight of the initiative was when students got to witness the birth of a baby from a caesarean section via a live video link, from the Rotunda Hospital. The following day, the young people took to the operating theatre and watched a live laparoscopic surgical procedure, this time being broadcast from Beaumont Hospital.

During both events, students were able to ask questions to the surgical team, who were able to talk them through both procedures. Other topics covered over the action-packed five days include human anatomy, forensic medicine, psychiatry, epilepsy, tropical medicine and surgery.

Leading medical professionals from RCSI and Beaumont Hospital delivered the programme, which is now in its 8th year.

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