Clinical Placements
The Graduate Entry Medical School (GEMS) BM BS Programme is a four-year medical degree open to graduates from any discipline. It has a highly innovative curriculum that aims to produce doctors who are well equipped to meet the existing and emerging needs of Irish Society.
Throughout Years 3 and 4 of the Programme, students are placed in clinical settings. The School currently has six affiliated teaching hospitals and six General Practice/ Primary Care networks as outlined below.
In Year 3, all students will be located in the General Practice/Primary Care setting in one of the school's Primary Care Teaching Networks (PCTNs) for 18 weeks. For the remainder of Year 3, students will undergo hospital-based clinical training in Medicine and Surgery. Three weeks in Year 3 is devoted to Special Study Module (SSM).
In Year 4, students will spend 6 weeks of Clinical Training in each of Obstetrics/Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Psychiatry. They will also undertake another 6 weeks in Medicine & Related Specialities and a further 6 weeks in Surgery & Related Specialities. Six weeks in Year 4 is devoted to SSM.
All students should expect to be places outside of Limerick at some stage during their clinical training and potentially for more than one disipline/ rotation. With respect to Medicine and Surgery, all students that are placed in the Mid-Western Regional hospital network for Year 3 Medicine and Surgery rotations must complete their senior cycle of Medicine and Surgery rotations in an affiliated hospital in Year 4
GEMS Teaching Hospitals |
Teaching Discipline(s) |
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Mid-West Regional Hospital Network |
Medicine, Surgery, OBGYN, Paediatrics, Psychiatry |
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Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe |
Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics |
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South Tipperary General Hospital, Clonmel |
Medicine, Surgery |
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St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny |
Medicine, Surgery |
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Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore |
Medicine, Surgery |
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Kerry General Hospital, Tralee |
Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics |
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Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise |
Psychiatry |
General Practice/ Primary Care Networks |
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1. Limerick |
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2. Clare |
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3. Kerry/ Mallow |
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4. South Tipperary / Waterford / Michelstown |
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5. Carlow, Kilkenny |
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6. Midlands |
