RCPI

Annual Report 2025-2026

Annual Report 2025-2026/Our Work/Global Health/Global Health

Global Health

The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland is committed to advancing global health by partnering with healthcare organisations worldwide to educate and develop doctors, strengthen health systems, and improve patient care both in Ireland and internationally.

17,000 Members and Fellows working across 104 countries

20% increase in international fellowship and residency programmes

3 New Specialty Fellowship Training Programmes

2 International Alumni engagement events

International Training Growth

The RCPI International Residency Training Programme and International Clinical Fellowship Programme welcome sponsored doctors from the Gulf region to train in Ireland. During the 2025-2026 College year, 35 doctors from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain joined our international sponsored programmes to advance their training in medicine, paediatrics, pathology, and obstetrics and gynaecology. All places on the international sponsored programme are supernumerary. The International Medical Graduate Training Initiative (IMGTI) scholarship programme is available to doctors from Sudan and Pakistan, supported by the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) and Sudan Medical Specialization Board (SMSB), and the HSE. 53 doctors joined our scholarship programme, with 31 enrolled in General Internal Medicine, 14 in Paediatrics, and 8 in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Doctors gain valuable clinical expertise and skills across our international programmes, which they bring back to their home countries to strengthen and advance local healthcare systems.