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School Of Nursing And Midwifery, NUI Galway - Who We Are

The School of Nursing & Midwifery, NUI Galway has always been at the forefront of nursing and midwifery education in Ireland. Established in 1993, it was the first Irish university to introduce the pre-registration diploma programme for nursing students. Since then the number of staff and range of programmes have developed and flourished. There are now twenty eight academic staff , six administrative staff and approximately 570 students. The School is located in Áras Moyola, a new purpose-built building with state-of-the-art lecture theatres, laboratory facilities and learning equipment.

The School of Nursing & Midwifery, NUI Galway is hosting its 4th International Nursing and Midwifery Conference in partnership with Galway University Hospitals and with the Nursing and Midwifery Planning Development Unit of the Health Service Executive (HSE) West on the 15th & 16th of April, 2013.

In 2003, the School was one of the first nursing schools in Ireland to introduce Service Learning to the Bachelor of Nursing Science program. We offer an elective module in Year 2 of this programme entitled: International Nursing: Nursing in developed and developing worlds. The aim of the module is to develop student’s awareness of cultural diversity, and to foster social awareness, social responsibility, and community engagement. As part requirement for this module students undertake a 4 week service learning exploration, either in Ireland or abroad, on how aspects of culture influence the health of individuals as well as the delivery of health care.

Purpose and Mission of the School of Nursing and Midwifery

The School has a strong history of producing excellent practitioners; we have had seven graduations at undergraduate level, winning first prize in the most prestigious national award, the Henry Hutchinson Steward Medical scholarship in 6 of those 7 years and winning 3rd prize the other year.

The mission statement of the School focuses on the following areas:

To educate students who are knowledgeable, analytical, caring, client-centred practitioners who have the capacity to engage in life-long learning and contribute to the development of health care
To advance knowledge through quality research and scholarship that is of international standing
To contribute to the development of the health care system, through the design and delivery of quality, dynamic educational programmes
To forge links and partnerships with appropriate bodies to ensure the relevance, responsiveness and quality of educational programmes and research

Prof. Adeline Cooney

Doctor Adeline Cooney, Head of School of Nursing & Midwifery

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School of Nursing & Midwifery
Áras Moyola, National University of Ireland, Galway
Galway, Ireland.
(Reception is located on the First Floor)
Phone: +353 (0)91 493432, Fax: +353 (0) 91 494537, E-mail: nursing.midwifery

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This page was last updated Friday, March 22, 2013