About Medicine (p.grad.dip) in Trinity College Dublin
bout the course
The Postgraduate Diploma in Medicine is offered to EU and non-EU medical graduates in training who wish to develop their research skills, broaden their research interests, and develop advanced knowledge in selected areas of clinical and scientific practice.
The course syllabus and curriculum have been developed following consultation with medical trainees in
Ireland to ensure that the course fulfills their needs in terms of higher medical training at national and international level.
A substantial amount of postgraduate medical training takes place in university teaching hospitals; however trainees have few opportunities to maximise integration with the university environment to progress their training needs. In addition postgraduate training incorporates very little time for research. It is vital that trainees are equipped with an ethos of enquiry-led
practice and research skills from the earliest possible postgraduate period in order to maximise their potential research output.
Course Objectives
The course aims to equip students with the knowledge, skills and competence to extend their professional role within the healthcare system.
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Implement all legal and ethical requirements pertaining to the contemporary practice of med-icine
- Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the principles of health service management and be ca-pable of incorporating these into clinical practice
- Critically appraise research data and write research reports
- Evaluate the key concepts of global health and examine the major challenges affecting health systems and health outcomes globally
- Discuss the role of the doctor in the primary and secondary prevention of disease at population level
- Manage all aspects of patient care, including adverse outcomes, as part of a multi-disciplinary
- Evaluate research hypotheses, the design of experimental studies and the scientific and ethical conduct of research
In addition to obligatory “core” modules, students will be able to choose optional modules according to their chosen career pathway. Their research project will also reflect their chosen optional pathway of learning.
Academic qualification equivalents
- Hold at least a 2.1 honors degree from an Irish university or equivalent result from a university in another country.
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS:(academic version) 6.5 (no individual band below 6)
- TOEFL : Paper-based 570 (with a TWE score of 4.5) Computer-based 230 (with a score of 4.5 in essay) Internet-based 90 (with a written score of 21)
- PTE: Academic a minimum score of 63 (with no Communication Skills section score below 59)
Trinity College Dublin highlight
Year of establishment |
1592 |
Also Known As |
TCD |
Size of Campus in acres |
51 |
Accommodation expenses |
7964 Euro for 1 sharing (UG),7964 Euro for 1 sharing (PG) |
Trinity College Dublin Cost of Attendance
It is important for all hopefuls who want to attend Trinity to organise their finances well in advance. To help with this, the breakdown of the cost of living in Ireland for college students is as follows:
Tuition Fee
Fee for various courses available at the institute at different levels for the year 2021 is as compiled below.
Disciplines |
Undergraduate (USD) |
Postgraduate (USD) |
Engineering, Mathematics & Science |
30,800 |
28,100 |
Health Sciences |
Max 56,000 |
30,800 |
Law |
23,500 |
26,000 |
Business (MBA in Ireland) |
23,500 |
40,800 |
Computer Science |
30,800 |
28,100 |
Cost of Living
The average cost of living is 13,800 USD per annum and is affected majorly by the type of accommodation opted.
Accommodation type |
Weekly Cost (USD) |
On-Campus accommodation |
205 |
Trinity Hall |
180 |
Kavanagh Court |
290 |
Binary Hub |
280 |