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300 cheers for local GPs
07.10.10
INISHOWEN'S massive
contribution to the education of doctors trained at
Trinity College Dublin is to be celebrated next
Thursday.
A meeting, open to the public, will be held at
Letterkenny General Hospital to celebrate the 300th
anniversary of Trinity School of Medicine and to pay
tribute to Co Donegal GPs and hospital doctors who
have tutored the college's medical undergraduates
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There are 24 GP tutors
in Donegal - four of them based in Inishowen. They
are Carndonagh-based GP, Dr John Madden, who is also
the local coroner; Clonmany GP, Dr Frank Fogarty;
Moville's Dr Don McGinley and Newtown-based Dr Eamon
Shea.
Event spokesperson, Dunfanaghy-based Dr Paul Stewart
yesterday extended a warm welcome to the local
public.
"This is an open meeting and we are particularly
keen to get people to come along. It will be an
interesting and informative evening and there
shouldn't be too much medical speak," he said.
Dr Stewart said the county has had a long tradition
of medical tutoring, with GPs from |
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Dr Don McGinley |
Inishowen and elsewhere
in Donegal, accounting for half of all tutors who
work with Trinity undergraduates.
Like their colleagues, the four Inishowen GPs each
take Trinity undergraduates on a regular basis. Dr
Stewart said the experience gained locally was
invaluable to the education of future doctors. Dr
Stewart will deliver one of four short presentations
on the night. His topic will explore the question:
'House Calls - A Thing of the Past?' Letterkenny
consultant physician, Dr Ken Mulpeter will deliver a
talk on 'Stroke Care in 2010'; Trinity fourth year
undergraduate, Rory Stewart, will ask how effective
are
Irish Medicines Board safety warnings while Aranmore
Island's Dr Kevin Quinn, will deliver a talk
entitled, 'William Smyth, a Local Hero'.
The meeting will be chaired by the head of Trinity
School of Medicine, Professor Dermot Kelleher, who
said: “We are extremely fortunate to have
world-class medical teachers who are committed to
make a difference and contribute tremendously to
educating future doctors and allied healthcare
professionals in Donegal." The public meeting will
take place in Letterkenny Hospital's main conference
room on Thursday, October 14, from 6pm-8pm and
refreshments will be served. |
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