Sixty-four awarded at RCPI Faculty of Paediatrics Admission Ceremony

Sixty-four doctors were awarded at a special ceremony held in No. 6 Kildare Street on 9 October, during RCPI Faculty of Paediatrics Autumn Conference.

At the faculty’s annual Admission Ceremony, doctors are awarded Honorary Fellowship of RCPI, Fellowship of RCPI (Paediatrics), Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training, International Clinical Fellowship Certificate, Post-Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Training Fellowship, and Associate Membership of RCPI Faculty of Paediatrics.

The college welcomed two esteemed Honorary Fellows – the highest award conferred by RCPI, and reserved for world leaders in medical science and those who have made an exceptional contribution to medicine or healthcare. Each college faculty and institute may admit two Honorary Fellows per year.

Sinéad Burke is founder and CEO of Tilting the Lens, a global strategic accessibility consultancy rooted in the lived experience and expertise of a majority-Disabled team based across Europe. Burke's vision to move from individual to system-change is core to the organisation's ethos, supporting companies and communities to embed accessibility into their processes, culture, and ways of working.

Tilting the Lens partners with organisations such as PublicJobs, Sightsavers, ASOS and The Met to embed human-centred co-design, and create conditions for Disabled people to be successful and thrive.

Adam Harris founded Ireland’s Autism charity, AsIAm, based on his own experiences growing up as an Autistic person in Ireland. AsIAm advocates for, supports and empowers the Autistic community across Ireland while working to remove barriers to inclusion.

In addition to his leadership at AsIAm, Adamwas appointed to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission in July 2020 and served as an Executive Council Member for Autism Europe. He is a Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Awardee and has sat on and advised many government consultative and policy committees on disability rights and inclusion, which have helped shape national policies for a more inclusive society.

Twenty-six doctors were recipients of Fellowship of RCPI (Paediatrics). This is a special recognition of an individual’s contribution to their specialty, as part of a community of physicians operating at the forefront of medicine.

Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training is awarded to Trainees upon satisfactory completion of RCPI’s Higher Specialist Training programmes, and qualifies doctors for entry to the Specialist Division of the Medical Council. 24 Trainees were awarded certificates.

International Clinical Fellowship Certificate is awarded to Trainees upon satisfactory completion of RCPI’s International Clinical Fellowship programmes. One doctor was awarded a certificate.

Post-Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training Fellowship is awarded to doctors upon completion of a Post-Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training Fellowship. Two doctors were awarded certificates.

Nine doctors were recipients of Associate Membership of RCPI Faculty of Paediatrics. This membership category is open to Trainees in Paediatrics, and was established as part of the institute’s strategy to engage with practitioners in paediatrics at all stages of their careers.

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