Welcome to FutureCare
On 13th and 14th October the College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences launched FutureCare- the vision for the future of health education, research, and innovation.
The FutureCare programme included a Healthcare Forum and a Medtech Together Symposium.
The programme was packed with inspirational sessions, and a particular highlight was Mr Michael Dowling CEO and President of Northwell Health from New York State who spoke to a 10-point plan for health excellence.
Our journey is not a new one – the College has been delivering healthcare education for over 170 years. The standing vision of our College is to create a healthy society through education, research and innovation. Our purpose is clear, timeless and unwavering – we are here to support the health of our people, and how we do this over the next five years, is the focus of our new strategy.
Building on the strengths that already exist in the College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, the strategy to 2025 will ignite new activities, such as new healthcare degree programmes, a more fit-for-purpose organisational structure that better supports our staff and allows us to scale and grow, and a new research institute that will consolidate areas of research strengths in our College.
There are significant staffing shortages in virtually all healthcare disciplines and across all sectors in our region and nationally. These are being felt acutely in rural regions. During the Healthcare Forum, Future staffing needs in Irish Healthcare were addressed. One of the immediate priorities of the College strategy is to provide tangible solutions to this problem.
To address this, it is our ambition to develop graduate-entry courses across most of our healthcare professional programmes. The benefits of graduate entry include accelerated entry into the workplace and the demographic of students applying means a greater chance of retention in the region. During the Healthcare Forum Professors Dympna Casey and Caroline McIntosh spoke to these benefits.
Deficits in the healthcare environment also include allied health professions such as radiography, physiotherapy, community pharmacists, nutritionists and med-lab specialists.
Our students are at the heart of our College. During the launch BSc Nursing 2022 graduate Darragh Whelan spoke about self-care and the need for better environments for student and staff nurses. President Professor Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh also addressed the room on University values of respect, excellent openness and sustainability and was followed by Dr Kasia Whysall, Vice Dean for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion who spoke about our commitment in this area.
Watch back:
Prof Martin O'Donnell, Executive Dean of the College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Galway.
Prof Martin O'Donnell, Executive Dean of the College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Galway.
Executive Dean of the College Professor Martin O’Donnell spoke at the strategy launch to stress that “We are of our region. We have acquired a sustained reputation of excellence in graduating a highly skilled clinical and biomedical workforce."
"Over the lifespan of this strategy, we plan to establish at least seven new graduate and undergraduate programmes. Integrated care will be a cornerstone of the future delivery of healthcare. Task-shifting and shaping will also provide solutions to existing challenges.”
Relationships are the foundation of our new strategy, and how we work together to create something better for our students, our colleagues and the people of the region whom we serve. Watch back the full speech.
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Healthcare Forum
We look at the future of the healthcare industry and the critical changes required in order to meet the rapidly transforming needs of the industry.
Medtech Together
Discussions around the vital advancements in the Medtech industry and the importance of collaborations between the two sectors.
Mr Michael Dowling, CEO and President of Northwell Health, NY State
Mr Michael Dowling, CEO and President of Northwell Health, NY State
Students from the College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Galway attending the strategy launch
Students from the College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Galway attending the strategy launch
Dr Martina Ní Chúlain, Mr Michael Dowling, Prof Martin O'Donnell and Dr Kasia Whysall.
Dr Martina Ní Chúlain, Mr Michael Dowling, Prof Martin O'Donnell and Dr Kasia Whysall.
President of University of Galway Professor Ciarán Ó' hÓgartaigh at the launch of the strategy
President of University of Galway Professor Ciarán Ó' hÓgartaigh at the launch of the strategy
Dr Elaine Breslin, Pauline McNamara and Niamh Kavanagh, University of Galway.
Dr Elaine Breslin, Pauline McNamara and Niamh Kavanagh, University of Galway.
Jenny Mullery, Dr Neil Ferguson and Dr Natalie Walsh, University of Galway.
Jenny Mullery, Dr Neil Ferguson and Dr Natalie Walsh, University of Galway.
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