#SundayWiMIN25 Week 39: Dr Muirne Spooner, Multi award-winning Senior Lecturer in Medical Education, Academic Director of Admissions and Deputy Dean for Interprofessional & Community-Engaged Learning @rcsi.bsky.social. Director of Clinical Education & Training at Vhi. ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 38: Dr Agnes Nolan (1890-?1963), GP in Shanagolden, Co. Limerick. Took over her father's practice in 1922. Tended to Capt Tim Madigan, IRA, after he was shot. Sued her ex-fiance for breech of promise, received £75 compensation. ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 37: Dr Susanne O'Reilly, Consultant Gastroenterologist @svuh.bsky.social s.i. CF, nutrition and intervention. International Women in Endoscopy Mentorship Programme 2024/25, member DEI working group ESGE. Recent Fulbright-HRB Impact Awardee. ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

Join us this Friday night at 7:30pm (doors at 7) to hear Prof Suzanne Crowe deliver the 2025 Dr Sarah Fitzgibbon Lecture at RCSI St Stephen's Green. Register free: www.wimin.ie/shop With thanks to @irishmedicalorg.bsky.social, @medicalprotection.bsky.social , @dmcsurg.bsky.social, @rcsi.bsky.social

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 36: Dr Cara Gill, one of two National Lead NCHD Fellows @ndtp-hse.bsky.social. Final year Respiratory SpR, researching optimising asthma diagnosis. Master’s in Healthcare Leadership. "The greatest change begins with the smallest movements". ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

Register now for the opportunity to hear the excellent Professor Suzanne Crowe deliver the 2025 Dr Sarah Fitzgibbon Lecture at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland on Friday September 19th at 7:30pm. www.wimin.ie/shop/p/the-a...

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 35: Prof Sinead Brennan, Consultant Radiation Oncologist at St. Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network and @stjamesdublin. Clinical Lead @IRROGTrials, Irish rep @H_N_C_I_G, member @cancertrials_ie SMG, Director of Board @IrishCancerSoc. ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

The Dr Sarah Fitzgibbon Lecture has been a key feature of our annual conferences since 2022. We are honoured that Prof Suzanne Crowe will be delivering the 2025 lecture at a stand-alone event on Friday 19th September at 19:30 @rcsi.bsky.social. Register now! wimin.ie

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 34: Dr Eveleen O'Brien (1901-1981), Irish psychiatrist with special interest in epilepsy. Governor of Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum 1968-1971. First systematic review of insulin therapy in Ireland (1931). ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 33: Ms Dilly Little, Consultant Urologist & Renal Transplant Surgeon Beaumont Hospital. Clinical Lead Renal Transplantation 2015-2023. Delegate UEMS Transplant Surgery Section. Performed 1st laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in Ireland. www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25 @rcsi.bsky.social

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 32: Dr Katharine Maguire (1863-1931), winner of Hudson Scholarship at Adelaide Hospital, graduated Royal University of Ireland 1892. One of founding staff St Ultans Hospital, possibly Ireland's first female paediatrician. www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25 @rcpiheritagecentre.bsky.social

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 31: Professor Mary M Reilly MBE, Consultant Neurologist @ucl.ac.uk Queen Square Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases. Past President ABN, BPNS and IPNS. Fellow @acmedsci.bsky.social 2020, Fellow @ean.org 2023. Awarded MBE 2025. ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 30: Dr Paula Greally, GP, educator, and researcher. National Clinical Director of Malaysia-Ireland Training Programme for Family Medicine (MInTFM) since April 2025. Master’s in Health Professions Education from University of Limerick ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 29: Dr Caitriona Henchion, Medical Director Irish Family Planning Assoc since 2008. Qualified as GP, then Dip Obs followed by IFPA Family Planning Course. Developed new service for women in Ireland who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

Be a #SundayWiMIN! Submit your bio and photo today and join the gallery of amazing female doctors and medical students at www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin

The next call for applications for new YAI members will open on 18 July 2025. If you're an ECR or innovator passionate about shaping the future of academia, culture & society on the island of Ireland, we encourage you to apply Sign up to our newsletter to stay up to date: mailchi.mp/d44f57115e53...

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 28: Dr Gráinne Ní Ghairbhí, GP Newtown Medical Practice, Newtownmountkennedy. GP Trainer and member of ICGP Board since 2020, current Honorary Secretary ICGP. Previously District Medical Officer in Papua New Guinea. ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 27: Dr Claire Doyle, SpR in Dermatology. Graduate @tcddublin.bsky.social. Awarded McGinty Scholarship to undertake part-time MBA @uniofgalway.bsky.social. Lead NCHD at Tallaght University Hospital in 2022. ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 26: Dr Eve Bruce, Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon, Chair of Board @msfireland.bsky.social. Multiple MSF missions including 6 in Gaza and 2 in Helmand Province. Former Medical Director at MSF Reconstructive Surgery hospital in Jordan. ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

Thank you @medicalwomenuk.bsky.social for clearly outlining the multiple challenges faced by women in medicine, and in society in general. This manifesto contains practical, achievable recommendations which would improve the professional and personal wellbeing of all doctors.

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 25: Dame Prof Sheila Sherlock (1918-2001). Born in Dublin, pioneer of hepatology. UK's first female professor of medicine, first female vice-president @rcphysicians.bsky.social. President @britsocgastro.bsky.social 1973. Fellow @royalsociety.org 2001. ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 24: Dr Marguerite O’Riordan, academic foundation doctor @uhsft.bsky.social, part-time MPH candidate @edinburghuni.bsky.social. Cohort director & Awards Manager at HLA, previously exec director at TranspariMED. Leadership roles with BMA. ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

Lovely to meet Roisin and the rest of the Beaumont interns today, where they found out about the gender gaps in pay and data, got some tips on self-care, and heard about some books that are not recommended for reading at bedtime... @rcsi.bsky.social @sarahfitzwimin.bsky.social

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 23: Dr Carol Blackburn, Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine at CHI Crumlin, Fellow RCPI Faculty of Paediatrics. National Specialty Director for HST Paediatrics at RCPI. ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 22: Ms Niamh McCawley, General & Colorectal Surgeon Beaumont Hospital, Hon Clin Assoc Professor @rcsi.bsky.social. Member Court of Examiners RCSI, Beaumont Rep HST General Surgery Subcommittee, Colorectal Rep Robotic Surgery Steering Committee. ➡️www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

Our membership survey closes today - check your membership email for the link and please let us know what you think of WiMIN!

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 21: Ms Ralitsa Baranowski, Consultant Thoracic/Robotic Surgeon, Service Improvement Lead Regional Thoracic Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital. Robotic Thoracic Lead @belfasttrust.bsky.social. Co-Chair Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery Committee at SCTS. ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 20: Prof Jean O’Sullivan, Consultant Emergency Medicine Tallaght University Hospital, senior lecturer @tcddublin.bsky.social. Founder GECS providing trauma training in E Africa. William Rutherford Humanitarian Award 2021, IFEM Humanitarian Award 2024. www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

Looking forward to being in Cambridge this Friday for @medicalwomenuk.bsky.social Spring conference, but you can attend from your office/bed/garden by using their virtual registration option (kindly supported by the ever-efficient Medcafe! medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news-events/...

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 19: Dr Ruth Slade (?-1923) M.B. 1919 from @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social. Assistant in Queen’s Street Hospital for Sick Children, Samaritan Hospital for Women, Maternity Hospital, medical officer Salvation Army Home at Thorndale. www.bmj.com/content/1/32...

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 18: Dr Anne Dee, Consultant in Public Health Medicine @HSEMidWest, President Irish Medical Organisation 2024-2025 (6th female in the post). Member of IMO Public & Community Health Committee, negotiated consultant status for specialty of Public Health ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 17: Dr Eileen M. O'Reilly, Winthrop Rockefeller Endowed Chair Medical Oncology @mskcancercenter.bsky.social. Chair Human Research Protection Program/IRB. Prof Medicine @weillcornell.bsky.social. Editor JCO. Graduate @tcddublin.bsky.social ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 16: Dr Lilly Troy, Consultant Obstetrician, first female Assistant Master of the Coombe Hospital. Provided medical knowledge to Angela McNamara, agony aunt with Sunday Press. Chair Coombe Benefit Committee. Patron Focus Ireland, National Concert Hall ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 15: Dr Claire Gleeson, GP in Ballymun. Graduate @tcddublin.bsky.social, Masters Leadership in Health Profession Education @rcsi.bsky.social Author of Show Me Where It Hurts @hodderbooks.bsky.social - published this month www.kennys.ie/shop/show-me... ➡️www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

Dr. Magda Robalo and Dr. Shubha Nagesh of Women in Global Health are shining a light on the gender equity crisis in health. Read the full op-ed on Devex here: www.devex.com/news/opinion... #WHWWeek #WorldHealthDay #healthworkerssavelives

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 14: Prof Christina Fleming, Consultant General/Colorectal Surgeon, Clinical Assoc Professor, University Hospital Limerick. Chair RCSI Early Career Surgical Network. Delivered 2024 RCSI Millin Lecture. Recipient 2022 RCSI PROGRESS Fellowship. ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

📢📢WiMIN Members: Don't forget to apply for our travel bursaries for the upcoming @medicalwomenuk.bsky.social Spring Conference in Cambridge on May 15th-17th 2025. Just tell us why you would like to go; the only catch is that you must use just 25 words! Check your email for more details.

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 13: Prof Sinead Walsh, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Lead for Respiratory Integrated Care Galway. Honorary Personal Prof Medicine @universityofgalway.bsky.social. Recipient of McGinty Scholarship. Frequent winner ‘Consultant Teacher of the Year’. ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 12: Dr Marie Lea-Wilson (1887-1971), lead paediatrician at St Gabriel's Hospital. Close ally of Archbishop McQuaid. Questionable clinical methods. Widow of notorious RIC Captain killed by IRA. Buyer of hidden Caravaggio. Quite a story! www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 11: Dr Cathy Burke, Consultant Obs/Gyn Cork University Maternity Hospital. Clinical Lead, Cork supra-regional endometriosis service. Board member Lets Grow Together. Green Group Lead CUMH, committee member @irishdocsenv.bsky.social. ➡️www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 10: Dr Shona Burke, SpR Geriatric Medicine. Out of Clinical Programme Experience as Lecturer Registrar in Medical Gerontology @tcddublin.bsky.social. Former Lead NCHD. Undertaking MBA @uniofgalway.bsky.social, recipient of the McGinty MBA Scholarship. ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! Our wonderful Board Member Dr Kate McCann will be at University of Limerick's Women in Medicine's conference today, @sarahfitzwimin.bsky.social spoke to @IrishTimes about progress and challenges, and we have our members' zoom tomorrow night! #accelerateaction2025

The number of women in various professions continues to increase but barriers still exist for career progression, which results in significant pay gaps. Domestic load and caring responsibilities are not evenly split between genders - will they ever be? www.irishtimes.com/business/wor...

To celebrate International Women's Day, we will be hosting an informal Zoom chat for our members on Sunday 9th March at 8pm. Check your emails for the registration link, or become a member at www.wimin.ie and come and find out what WiMIN is all about!

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 9: Dr Honoria Aughney (1900 -1991), CMO of County Wexford 1947-1965. Graduated @UCDMedicine 1924, Assistant CMO Kildare 1937-1947. Elected to Irish Cancer Research Board in 1961. Member of Radharcmhaisteoiri (Irish Optometrists Assn) ➡️www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 8: Prof Grainne O'Kane, GI Medical Oncologist and Pat Smullen Chair in Pancreatic Cancer at SVUH and UCD. PI of multiple studies in HPB malignancies, particularly HCC. Multiple merit awards from @ascocancer.bsky.social, ESMO and AACR. ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 7: Miss Gladys Sandes, Irish surgeon and venereologist. First woman surgeon at the London Lock Hospital (1925). Demonstrator of Anatomy at London School of Medicine for Women, published neuroanatomy textbook in 1929. ➡️ wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 6: Prof Dame Ingrid Allen (1932-2020), Prof Emerita Neuropathology @QUBelfast. Elected @RIAdawson 1993, elected founding Fellow @acmedsci 1998. Vice President @rcpath 1993-96. 1st Dir R & D for Health and Personal Social Services NI. ➡️www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

#SundayWiMIN25 Week 5: Dr Maggie Flanagan, Distinguished Chair in Alzheimer and Neurodegenerative Diseases at University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio. Alum @tcddublin @uwlabmedpath @stanfordpathraduate. Nun Study and Brain Bank Director. ➡️ www.wimin.ie/sundaywimin25

Happy St Brigid's Day from the Women in Medicine in Ireland Network!