Company/Organisation Profile

For over 200 years RCSI has played a major role in medical education and training in Ireland. Founded in 1784 to train surgeons, today the College provides extensive education and training in the healthcare professions at undergraduate and postgraduate level. 

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences:

The Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences is home to Ireland's largest medical school, one of the world's leading international medical schools, as well as prestigious Schools of Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Nursing & Midwifery, Postgraduate Studies and an Institute of Leadership. Our degrees and awards are fully aligned to the National Framework of Qualifications, from levels 7 - 10, in collaboration with the National University of Ireland.

Surgery, Postgraduate Faculties and Professional Bodies:

RCSI is the professional training body for Surgery in Ireland. Today, under statutory authority, it manages postgraduate residency training, memberships and fellowships and continuous professional development through its Department of Surgical Affairs, Faculties of Radiologists, Dentistry, Sports & Exercise Medicine and Nursing & Midwifery. RCSI also operates the Irish Institute of Pharmacy on behalf of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland 

Reseach Institute:

The RCSI Research Institute is one of Ireland’s foremost research centres.  RCSI is committed to performing high levels of research activity, to commercialising intellectual property arising from its research, and to developing collaborative links with industry, educational and research institutions both nationally and internationally.

International:

More than 60 countries are represented on RCSI’s international student body. The College has a strong international presence with Schools in Malaysia, Dubai and a University in Bahrain. The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland is independent, international and progressive.

Placement Details

The Transition Year MiniMed Programme is specifically designed to encourage post-primary students to consider careers in medicine.

The programme takes place annually in RCSI Dublin and RCSI Waterford and offers transition year students the opportunity to experience what it is like to train and work as a healthcare professional.

The programme is open to all Transition Year students to take part virtually. All sections of the programme are carried out by leading professionals in their respective areas with a wide variety of topics – including general practice, heart surgery, pathology, paediatrics, forensic medicine, transplants, obstetrics and gynaecology, pharmacy and physiotherapy being covered during the programme.

How to Apply

If you are a student and wish to register for an online course, inform your TY coordinator of your interest, as they will register on their school's behalf. Registration for our 2025 programmes will open in the next academic year.

If you are interested in attending the in-person MiniMed programme, inform your TY coordinator of your interest, as they will enter your school into the schools’ lottery.

Selection of schools by lottery is required due to limited places on the in-person programme, and we unfortunately cannot take a student from every school. If your school is successful in the lottery, they will be invited to nominate one student to register for the in-person MiniMed programme.

As part of our commitment to access and widening participation, some places are reserved for students from groups underrepresented in higher education, in line with the National Access Plan.

The schools’ lottery for the in-person MiniMed will take place at the start of the next academic year. This page will be updated with the dates for our 2025 programmes when they have been confirmed.

Please note the following important information regarding our online programmes:

• The school TY coordinator/teacher must complete the registration and consent form on behalf of students and the school. It is not to be completed by individual students or students’ parents. Registration will be cancelled if belonging to an individual student.
• Only one registration per participating school is required. 

Should you have any queries about the programme, please email [email protected]. Please note: RCSI does not accept individual student applications nor offer individual work experience to TY students on our campus or in our affiliated hospitals.