Mission Statement

The mission of the School of Medicine at TCD is to facilitate and provide Medical Education to the highest international standards; to train clinicians who are equipped to fulfil their professional roles in a caring, competent and patient centered manner; to produce individuals who through critical thinking and outstanding professional and ethical standards will become leaders in their field of practice.

The School aims to be a leading research-intensive institution that fosters life-long learning in its graduates in preparation for post-graduate training.  It aims to integrate its educational obligations with other missions for high-quality patient care, research excellence and new knowledge generation.

The School embraces an ethos of social responsibility, accountability, public service and community involvement, and is dedicated to meeting the health care needs of the wider community by training doctors to practice medicine with integrity, and a deep understanding of the impact of psycho-social influences and inequity on health and disease.