CAO data has revealed that there has been a rise in demand to study business and law while there has been a drop in demand for medicine and health courses. The CAO data provides a breakdown by discipline of the 78,025 applications submitted by February 1. Demand for Business and Law Courses Rise & Medicine […]
The number of places available for EU students in Irish medical schools is set to rise to 200 over the next 5 years.
HPAT-Ireland, the Health Professions Admission Test, which is used to assist with the selection of students into medicine and other health profession degree programmes, is open for registrations for 2022 entry. Registrations will close on 21st January 2022 at 5.15pm GMT. Late registrations will be accepted up until 2 February 2022 5.15pm GMT on payment of a late […]
What is Immunotherapeutics? The immune system helps your body fight infections and other diseases. It is made up of white blood cells and organs and tissues of the lymph system. Immunotherapy is a type of treatment that helps your immune system fight diseases like cancer by boosting the body’s natural defences. It uses substances made by […]
What is Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation? Physiology is the scientific study of the body and how it works, including all of the mechanical, physical and chemical processes that take place. Exercise physiology utilises this knowledge to prescribe effective exercise programs for rehabilitation and relief from pain and discomfort as well as to treat many chronic health […]
What is Cardiac Rehabilitation? Cardiac Rehabilitation is a customised outpatient program of exercise and education. The program is designed to help you improve your health and recover from a heart attack or other forms of heart disease or surgery to treat heart disease. It is a supervised program that includes education about healthy living, including how […]
What is Medical Technology Regulatory Affairs? Regulatory Affairs, also called Government Affairs, is a profession within regulated industries, such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, energy, and banking. Pharmaceutical companies use all the data accumulated during the discovery and development stages in order to register the drug and market the drug. Regulatory professionals are responsible for keeping track […]
What is Audiology? The word audiology is made up of two roots: Audio and Logy. ‘Audio’ refers to ‘hear’ and ‘logy’ to ‘the study of’. In essence, audiology is the study of hearing and because the inner ear is also required for balance this is also included in the field of study. In medical terms, […]
What is Human Anatomy? Human anatomy is the study, identification, and description of the structures of the human body. An understanding of anatomy is very important to the practice of medicine and other areas of health. Human anatomy includes the appearance and position of the various parts of the human body, the materials from which […]
What is Pharmaceutical Science? Pharmaceutical science is the study of the formulation, development, and manufacture of new drugs. Pharmaceutical science encompasses chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and physiology. Pharmaceutical scientists focus on how medicines work, how safe and effective products are brought to the market, their impact on the body, and their effect on the prevention […]
What is Medicinal Chemistry? Medicinal Chemistry is the creation and refinement of molecules for the purpose of creating or improving pharmaceutical drugs. Medicinal chemistry is a combination of applied and basic sciences. It encompasses the discovery, development, identification, and interpretation of active compounds at the molecular level. A medicinal or pharmaceutical chemist researches and creates chemical compounds for use as medicines. […]
What is Molecular Medicine? Molecular medicine is the branch of medicine that develops ways to diagnose and treat diseases by understanding the way genes, proteins and other cellular molecules work. Molecular medicine aims to provide an understanding at the molecular level of how normal cellular processes change, fail or are destroyed by disease so that research […]
What is Radiation Therapy? Radiation therapy or radiotherapy is the use of various forms of radiation to treat diseases such as cancer, some blood disorders, and thyroid disease. Radiation therapy works by damaging or slowing the growth of the genetic material of cancer cells so that they cannot spread or grow any further. In radiation […]
What is Podiatric Medicine? Podiatric Medicine is the branch of healthcare-associated with the foot, ankle, and connecting parts of the leg. A podiatrist is a foot doctor and will have DPM (Doctor of Podiatric Medicine) after their name, unlike Medical Doctors who have MD. Both podiatrists and orthopaedists are qualified health specialists but the sphere […]
What is Neuroscience? Neuroscience is the study of the brain and the nervous system. It combines physiology, anatomy, molecular biology, developmental biology, cytology, computer science, and mathematical modeling to try and understand the properties of neurons and neural circuits. Neuroscientists also focus on the brain and its impact on behavior and cognitive function and how […]
