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Guiding Breakthrough Research at University of Galway
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Accessibility & LanguageTeaching & Learning
Overview
Our discipline explores how technology and artificial intelligence are transforming healthcare, diagnosis, and patient care.
We support students in understanding how modern medical technologies work and how they can be used safely, ethically, and effectively in real world settings.
What We Teach:
- The basics of applied medical technologies in healthcare
- How artificial intelligence supports diagnosis and clinical decision-making
- Safe, ethical, and responsible use of digital health tools
- Practical skills for working with healthcare technologies
- The future role of innovation in patient care
Student Experience:
- Engaging teaching linked to real healthcare practice
- Opportunities to explore current technologies and emerging trends
- A supportive learning environment focused on practical understanding
- Teaching that connects theory with clinical relevance
- Encouragement to think critically about technology in healthcare
Our Focus:
- Preparing students for a technology-enabled healthcare environment
- Building confidence in the use of digital and AI-driven tools
- Supporting safe, patient-centred innovation
- Helping students develop skills for the future of healthcare
Undergraduate
MB BCh BAO:
Year 3 and 5:
- Didactic lectures on Cardiology, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery
- Integrated Course withing Medicine and Surgery
- Bioinformatics
- Medical Device Innovation
Postgraduate
Taught
MSc (Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine) - Online course with 90 ECT
Following Modules Covered over 2 semesters:
- Diagnostic Cardiology
- Interventional Cardiology
- Structural Heart Disease, Cardiac Surgery
- Vascular Surgery
- Medical Device Innovation
- Research Thesis
Research
Opportunities for PhD and MD research postgraduate programmes in Cardiovascular Medicine and Data Analytics.
Areas of Research:
- Computed Tomography for Cardiovascular Diseases
- Interventional Cardiology
- Data Analytics
- Intervention for Heart Failure
- Intervention for Hypertension
- Structural Heart Disease
