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For over 200 years, RCSI has played a significant role in medical education and training in Ireland. Founded in 1784 to train surgeons, today the College provides extensive education and training in the healthcare professions at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences is home to Ireland's largest medical school, one of the world's leading international medical schools and prestigious Schools of Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Nursing & Midwifery, Postgraduate Studies an Institute of Leadership. Our degrees and awards are fully aligned to the National Framework of Qualifications, from levels 7 - 10, in collaboration with the National University of Ireland. RCSI is the professional training body for Surgery in Ireland. Under the statutory authority, it manages postgraduate residency training, memberships, and fellowships, and continuous professional development through its Department of Surgical Affairs, Faculties of Radiologists, Dentistry, Sports & Exercise Medicine, and Nursing & Midwifery. RCSI also operates the Irish Institute of Pharmacy on behalf of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland. The RCSI is home to some of Ireland's foremost research institutes and centers. RCSI is committed to performing high levels of research activity, commercializing intellectual property arising from its research, and developing collaborative links with industry, educational, and research institutions nationally and internationally. More than 84 countries are represented on RCSI's international student body. The College has a strong international presence with a University in Bahrain, two Medical Schools in Malaysia (at Perdana University and Penang Medical College, jointly with UCD), and an Institute of Leadership in Dubai. RCSI is independent, international, and progressive. The College flourished from the very start and, in 1810, moved to its present location at the corner of York Street facing St Stephen's Green. The site acquired for the building at that time was a disused Quaker graveyard. The College set about educating doctors with a strong emphasis on surgery. The founding fathers were significantly influenced by the standard of surgery in France at that time. Out of respect for the French College of Surgeons, they adopted the motto: our motto to the "Consilio Manuque," meaning Scholarship and Dexterity. The stimulus for growth in the early years was Army and Navy surgeons' demand for the Napoleonic wars. Over the past forty years, the College has become home to Anesthetists, Radiologists, Dentistry, and Nursing. These bodies functioning independently have added a great dimension to the College and have added luster to the Institution. The RCSI Green Campus Committee (formed in early 2016) will undertake environmental review advice on an action plan, informing a green charter for RCSI. The ultimate goal for the committee is to obtain An Taisce Green Campus accreditation for RCSI. Prof. Brendan Kavanagh chairs the RCSI Green Campus Committee, and membership include both the staff and student representatives. The Quality Enhancement Office (QEO) was established in October 2010 following the activation of the College's independent degree-awarding powers by the Minister for Education & Skills under the terms of the RCSI (Charters Amendment) Act 2003. The role of the QEO, as the executive arm of the RCSI Quality Committee, is to support the implementation of the RCSI quality assurance/quality improvement (QA/QI) strategy by coordinating all relevant activities and by collecting the data needed to allow the College to continually assure and develop the quality of all aspects of program delivery. The primary activity of the QEO is the coordination of quality reviews. Quality reviews are a crucial component of the quality assurance measures introduced into the Irish higher education sector by the Universities Act 1997. View full university

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland-Dubai was established in 2005 and initially located in Knowledge Village. In 2007, the campus moved to the prestigious Mohammed Bin Rashid Academic Medical Center in Dubai Healthcare City. The RCSI-Dubai Institute of Leadership is one of the schools that comprise the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. The Institute of Leadership also operates in RCSI's Ireland and Bahrain campuses. RCSI-Dubai offers postgraduate education, training, and consultancy in leadership, management, patient safety, and quality. Our Master's programs are accredited and designed with working healthcare professionals in mind. The Institute also provides continuing professional development and customized training programs to facilitate effective healthcare organizations. All programs have proved to be very popular in the UAE and the broader region, with many healthcare professionals traveling long distances to participate. The MSc Degree programs are the only UAE-based Level 9 programs of their kind, accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA). The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland was granted a Charter on 11th February 1784. This Charter gave the College the power to control surgery and make provision for surgical education. Before that time, the surgeons were grouped with the barbers and the Barbers Surgeons Guild. The founders had no premises, so the earliest meeting was held in Dublin's boardroom of the Rotunda Hospital. Subsequently, a disused hall in Mercer Street beside Mercer's Hospital was acquired. The RCSI was established over 220 years ago and had a worldwide reputation for delivering excellent undergraduate and postgraduate education in the healthcare professions. Our programs are accredited by the National University of Ireland and by the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) on behalf of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the UAE. Our mission is to develop your leadership and management capability, as well as that of your organization. While evidence-based, our courses focus on the practical implementation of theoretical concepts and models to solve real-world problems. Established in 2005 and located in the prestigious Mohammed Bin Rashid Academic Medical Center in Dubai Healthcare City, RCSI-Dubai now offers MSc degree programs in Healthcare Management and Quality & Safety in Healthcare Management. All programs have proved to be very popular in the UAE and the broader region, with many healthcare professionals traveling long distances to participate. Our MSc degree programs are part-time and flexible, and we use a blend of classroom and distance education designed with busy healthcare professionals in mind. Whereas most of our students complete their degrees within two years, the facility exists to cover the program for over five years. Our MSc degree programs are also the only UAE-based Level 9 programs of their kind accredited by the CAA. A wide range of health professionals, including doctors, nurses, managers, allied healthcare professionals, and healthcare insurers from many different countries, take our programs, contributing to a learning environment that is genuinely both inter-professional and international. In addition to their professional business qualifications, the majority of our faculty are qualified healthcare professionals who have all worked in healthcare and understand the challenges that face you in your day-to-day working lives. View full university