ALUMNI AWARDS
2019
AWARDEES A celebration of our achievements
The Inaugural 2019 RCSI Alumni Awards, held in College Hall on Friday 22 March, celebrated and honoured the outstanding achievements of RCSI alumni who, as global healthcare professionals, are leading the world to better health
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NOW OPEN visit rcsi.ie/alumniawards Dr Kelly Aylward, Ms Avril Copeland, Dr Daniel Briscoe, Dr Emer Shanley, Ms Fatima Rustom and Mr Martin Dunne at the Award ceremony
are extremely proud of our six extraordinary Awardees who truly are leading the world to better health. These distinguished individuals have made enduring contributions to the improvement of human health and are united by their time spent in RCSI. We now look forward to receiving the nominations for the 2020 RCSI Alumni Awards.”
PHOTOS: CONOR HEALY
ore than 100 alumni, faculty and guests attended the Inaugural Awards ceremony where six exceptional RCSI role models, whose lives and careers inspired us, were honoured. Read more about each awardee in the pages that follow. Representing the diversity of RCSI, our six Awardees were selected from each of the following Schools: Medicine; Physiotherapy; Pharmacy; Nursing & Midwifery; Postgraduate Studies and the Institute of Leadership. During the selection process, all 19,000 alumni were invited to participate by nominating their classmates and peers. Written submissions were then assessed by a panel of judges led by RCSI Chief Executive Professor Cathal Kelly, Dean Hannah McGee and including Professor Arnold Hill (Medicine), Professor Frances Horgan (Physiotherapy), Professor Brian Kirby, (Pharmacy), Professor Zena Moore (Nursing and Midwifery), Professor Niamh Moran (Postgraduate Studies), Professor Ciarán O’Boyle (Institute of Leadership). The Awardees, from each of the Schools, demonstrated extraordinary accomplishments in their own field, which have not only made significant contributions to patient welfare and the business of healthcare but also enhanced the reputation of the College worldwide. Aíne Gibbons, Director, Development – Alumni Relations, RCSI said: “We
