GRADUATE ASSOCIATIONS
GRADUATE ASSOCIATIONS: MEDICAL
Join the Medical Graduates’ Association (MGA) online at
www.ucd.ie/alumni/join_alumni_association.htm.
The MGA is open to all medicine graduates of UCD. For more details, telephone +353 1 7166655,
email
school.medicine@ucd.ie or go to
www.ucd.ie/medicine/alumni/medicalgraduatesassociation.htm.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Meenan & O’Connell Medal
Alumni Gala Reunion – Classes of 1948,
Competition
1958, 1968, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1998
The UCD MGA awards two medals annually for excellence in
research: the Patrick Meenan Medal for exceptional research in
The second annual UCD School of Medicine & Medical
medicine or surgery; and the Liam O’Connell Medal for
Sciences/MGA Alumni Gala Reunion will take place on 2 May
outstanding research in oncology/ haematology/immunology.
2008. This event will see graduates from seven class years
The Liam O’Connell Medal was awarded to Dr Wen Yuan Chung
reuniting for a gala dinner in O’Reilly Hall, Belfield. The
for his work entitled ‘Alterations affecting BRCA1 and spindle
event will be preceded by guided tours of the new Health
checkpoint proteins confer de novo resistance to Paclitaxol
Sciences Building. Following the tours, the MGA will hold its
treatment in breast cancer’. The Patrick Meenan Medal was
Annual Scientific Meeting. A full schedule of events and
awarded to Dr Orla McCormack for her work entitled ‘Growth
information on attending is available on the School of
arrest-specific gene 6 (Gas6) expression in human breast cancer’.
Medicine website at
www.ucd.ie/medicine/alumni/
galareunion2008.htm.
Dr Ted Murphy and
UCD School of Medicine & Medical
Dr Pauline O’Connell
Sciences Annual Medical Gala Dinner
at the Alumni Gala
Reunion 2007
The School of Medicine will celebrate the graduation of the
Final Medical Year Class of 2008 at its annual Gala Dinner on
5 June 2008. The MGA will present its Distinguished
Graduate Award and Student of the Year Award at this
event. For further information, email
school.medicine@ucd.ie.
Dr Maura Lynch receiving her
Honorary Fellowship from
President Hugh Brady
Alumni Gala Reunion & North American
MGA Annual Scientific Meeting
The inaugural UCD School of Medicine & Medical
PAST EVENTS
Sciences/MGA Alumni Gala Reunion – celebrating the classes
who graduated 60, 50, 40, 30, 25 and 20 years ago – took place
UCD School of Medicine & Medical
4-5 May 2007. The weekend event started with a gala dinner
Sciences Annual Medical Gala Dinner on Friday, 4 May. On Saturday morning, graduates had an
The Annual Medical Gala Dinner is held to celebrate the opportunity to view the state-of-the-art facilities in the new
graduation of the Final Medical Year Class. Graduates, their Medical School with a tour of the new Health Sciences Building
families, friends and UCD Medical School staff together with and the Conway Institute. The School was delighted to
staff from the teaching hospitals and members of the MGA welcome back its North American Medical Graduates as they
attended this highly enjoyable evening on 7 June 2007. The opened their Annual Scientific Meeting with a keynote address
MGA Student of the Year Award, as nominated by the Final by Dr Ruth O’Regan. Dr Ted Murphy, MGA President, presented
Medical Class of 2007, was awarded to Dr Niamh McGrath. the Distinguished Graduate Award for 2007 at the Gala
Honorary Fellowship awards were presented to Dr Maura Reunion to Dr Pauline O’Connell in recognition of her
Lynch and Dr Anne Merriman. outstanding contribution to Irish paediatric medicine.
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