RCSI is home to high-calibre postgraduate students

Professor Niamh Moran, Head of the School of Postgraduate Studies at RCSI

The RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) has more than 1,000 postgraduate students, 800 of whom are enrolled on taught programmes (MSc or Higher Diplomas) while 255 are directly involved in Research Postgraduate degrees – 22 at MSc level, 163 at PhD level and 70 at MD.

The MD degree is a level 10 doctorate degree, equivalent to a PhD, that is awarded to medical graduates who complete an innovative research project ...