Dr Maeve Doyle is a Consultant Microbiologist in the South East Regional Microbiology Laboratory at University Hospital Waterford (UHW). Dr Doyle has made a significant contribution to medical education and training throughout her career. She is Head of Department and Department Lead Consultant in Education and Training at UHW. She is also Clinical Lead for the Trainer Project at RCPI, and Clinical Lead for Postgraduate Education and Training at UHW.
Dr Doyle previously held the roles of Director of Education and Training, Faculty of Pathology at RCPI and National Specialty Director (NSD) for Clinical Microbiology.
A Member of the board of the Faculty of Pathology, RCPI, since 2014, and an Officer of the board since 2018, she has been a central figure in the activities and successes of the Faculty during this time.
Dr Doyle is the Irish representative on Union European of Medical Specialities (UEMS) section Medical Microbiology (MM). She has a key role in the development of the European curriculum in Medical Microbiology and was part of the working group that delivered the pilot European examination in Medical Microbiology in March 2021, and the first European examination in Medical Microbiology in May 2022.