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Surgery
Course Overview
The Discipline of Surgery provides a facility for medical students and surgical personnel wishing to undertake clinical and translational research postgraduate courses. Our staff are a committed and enthusiastic team of clinicians, researchers and educators. Our vision is to equip doctors with a practical academic and research skillset as a foundation for further surgical training and translational research.
The Surgical Research Laboratory is located in the Lambe Institute for Translational Research on the campus of University Hospital Galway. The research team works closely with Saolta clinical colleagues, academic researchers in the Colleges of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, and national and international collaborators.
The Discipline offers supervision in several speciality areas, e.g., cancer, vascular, orthopaedics. To pursue a research degree, potential candidates should first discuss the matter with a relevant academic member of staff.
Programmes Available
PhD (Surgery), full-time
PhD (Surgery), part-time
MCh (Surgery), full-time
MCh (Surgery), part-time
MD (Surgery), full-time
MD (Surgery), part-time
Applications are made online via the University of Galway Postgraduate Applications System.
Associated
Learning Outcomes
Entry Requirements
PhD candidates should normally have a high honours standard in a relevant academic discipline at primary degree level or equivalent together with the support of an academic staff member who is approved by the College to supervise the research in terms of its nature and scope.
MD candidates should normally have a high honours standard in Medicine from NUI Galway or possess qualification deemed to be equivalent. Candidates shall be eligible to register onto the MD programme, three years after obtaining the Degree of Bachelor of Medicine. The application will also require support of an academic staff member who is approved by the College to supervise the research in terms of its nature and scope.
Additional entry requirements
Candidates may be required to submit a research proposal for consideration by the School as part of their application.
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Research Areas
Breast cancer
- Population genetics
- Molecular profiling
- Role of stem cells in metastasis
- Mestastatis prevention
- Early detection
Colorectal cancer
- Molecular profiling
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Ischaemia/Reperfusion
- Wound healing
Cardiovascular
- Stem cells in arthritis (with REMEDI)
- Hyperbaric oxygen
Researcher Profiles
Course Fees
Fees: EU
Fees: Non EU
Extra Information
EU Part time: Year 1 €3,990 (inclusive of student levy €140) p.a. 2023/24
All students, irrespective of funding, must pay the student levy of €140.
Contact Us
Ms Grace Clarke
T: +353 91 544 203
E: grace.clarke@universityofgalway.ie
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