Mary Horgan

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Mary Horgan is an Irish physician in infectious diseases and president of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. She is a member of NPHET, a consultant at Cork University Hospital and the dean of the University College Cork School of Medicine.

Career

Horgan, who is originally from County Kerry, attended University College Dublin. She graduated with a MB BCh in 1986 [1] [2] and trained as a specialist in infectious diseases at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. [3] She received an MD in 1995 [2] and was appointed dean of the University College Cork School of Medicine in 2014. [3] As of 2017, she is also a consultant in infectious diseases at Cork University Hospital and a member of the board of the Health Products Regulatory Authority. [4]

Horgan became a member of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) in 1988 and was awarded fellowship in 1997. She first became involved in the RCPI's administration in 1999 and was elected president of the college in 2016 for a three-year term beginning in October 2017. [5] She is the first woman to serve as president of the college since its inception in 1654. [4]

In 2019, she was awarded UCD Alumnus of the Year in Health & Agriculture Science. [6]

In January 2021, she was appointed to NPHET. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Mary Margaret Horgan". Ireland: Medical Council. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Women in medicine: Mary Horgan and Dorothy Stopford Price". Royal College of Physicians. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 "The first lady of medicine at UCC". Irish Medical Times . 29 January 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Professor Mary Horgan elected President Designate of RCPI". Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "UCC Dean of Medicine Prof Mary Horgan is first woman named president elect of the Royal College of Physicians". Irish Examiner . 13 December 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "UCD Alumni Awardee".
  7. ↑ "Government adds three medical specialists to Nphet lineup". Irish Independent. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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