Dr. Cathy Cunningham

Dr. Cathy Cunningham

Lecturer in Medical Education

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Publications and Further Research Outputs

  • Cathy Cunningham, Colm Kerr, Cliona Ni Cheallaigh, Emerging Infectious Diseases: An Innovative Online Module for Medical Students, Irish Network of Healthcare Educators Conference, Online, 10-12th March, 2021Oral Presentation, 2021
  • Cathy Cunningham, The Recognition and Management of Power during Undergraduate Medical Education and Beyond - A Literature Review, Irish Network of Healthcare Educators, Annual Scientific Meeting, TBSI, Pearse Street, Dublin, 13-14th February, 2020Poster, 2020
  • Cathy Cunningham and Ms Claire Donohoe, Audio-visual recordings of student-patient encounters within medical education: a literature review, Irish Network of Healthcare Educators Conference, Online, March, 2022Oral Presentation, 2022
  • Cathy Cunningham and Professor Harbison, Development of the Undergraduate Clinical Medicine Curriculum Guide and the Surgery Curriculum Guide for Medical Students at Trinity College Dublin, Irish Network of Healthcare Educators Conference, Online, March, 2022Oral Presentation, 2022
  • Presented by Professor Harbison. Authors: Hakimah Bahzad, Abdifatax Ahmed, Joseph Harbison, Cathy Cunningham, How do medical students use and value mathematics skills?, Mathematics Education in Ireland Conference, 2023Poster, 2023
  • Presenting author: Cathy Cunningham, Authors (alphabetical order):Dunamis Akinyemi, Laine Abria, Anna Bourguignon, Thomas Connolly, Blanaid Daly, Claire Donohoe, Tamasine Grimes, Rachel Harnett, Bhavya Mugawar, Mary O'Neill, Eimear Ni Sheachnasaigh, Cicely Roche, Vidushi Sharma, Isabelle Stratton, Kathleen Yancey., ePortfolio for Experiential Learning and Competency-based Assessment in Undergraduate Healthcare Professions' Education, Body and Mind in Health Professions Education - InHED Annual Scientific Meeting 2023, Belfast, 28th-30th March, 2023Oral Presentation, 2023, URL
  • Cathy Cunningham and Ms Claire Donohoe, Anam Cara: Assessing Future Doctors Using Audio-Visual recordings, Irish Network of Healthcare Educators Conference, Queen's University Belfast, 29th-30th March, 2023Oral Presentation, 2023
  • Cathy Cunningham. Supervisor: Ms Boohan, Impact of Faculty Development on Medical Students: A Scoping Review' presentatio, Irish Network of Healthcare Educators Conference, Queen's University Belfast, 29th - 30th March, 2023Oral Presentation, 2023
  • Cathy Cunningham, Susan Smith, Cliona Ni Cheallaigh, Differential Attainment in Medical Education: A Qualitative Study, Irish Network of Healthcare Educators, Annual Scientific Meeting, University College Cork, 22nd May, 2025Oral Presentation, 2025
  • Cunningham, C., Thong, L., Mockler, D., Hayes, M., Ní Cheallaigh, C., Smith, S. M., Differential attainment within medical education: a systematic review, BMC Medical Education, 2025Journal Article, 2025, DOI
  • Cathy Cunningham, Lorriane Thong, David Mockler, Cliona Ni Cheallaigh, Susan Smith, Differential Attainment in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medical Education, Irish Network of Healthcare Educators Conference, University College Cork, 22nd May, 2025Oral Presentation, 2025
  • Presented by Cathy Cunningham. Authors: Hakimah Bahzad, Abdifatax Ahmed, Joseph Harbison, Cathy Cunningham., How do medical students use and value mathematics skills?, Irish Network of Healthcare Educators, Annual Scientific Meeting, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 24th- 25th January, 2024Oral Presentation, 2024
  • Cathy Cunningham, Louise Doyle, Michelle O'Driscoll, Kerrie Gallagher, Eve Griffin, Catherine Darker, Introduction of a Suicide Prevention Module for Undergraduate Faculty of Health Science Students at Trintiy College Dublin: results and lessons learnt, Irish Network of Healthcare Educators, Annual Scientific Meeting, University of Galway, 18th and 19th June, 2026Oral Presentation, 2026
  • Cathy Cunningham, Susan M. Smith, Cliona Ni Cheallaigh, Differential attainment within medical education: exploring influencing factors and informing intervention development, Association for the Study of Medical Education, Annual Scholarship Meeting, The Eastside Rooms, Birmingham, UK, 30 June - 2 July, 2026Oral Presentation, 2026
  • Aaron Koay, Miriam Galvin, Claire Murphy, Cathy Cunningham, Teresa Buczkowska, Valéria Aquino, Lena Doherty, Olayinka Aremu, Vibhuti Arya, Maria Elena Costa Sa and Lucy Michael, Stand Up, Speak Out! Racial Justice in Healthcare Education: Experiences of Minoritised Ethnic Students, TCD, October, 2022Report, DOI , TARA - Full Text
  • Cunningham, C., Thong, L., Mockler, D., Ní Cheallaigh, C., Smith, S.M., Differential attainment in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education: a systematic review., Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Healthcare Education: A Focus on Race Equality Conference, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, 23rd August, 2024Oral Presentation

Research Expertise

Education, Other social sciences,

Recognition

  • New Voices in Health Professions Education Award, The Clinical Teacher 2025
  • Master in Arts jure officii, Trinity College Dublin 2023
  • Small Grants Award Issued by Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) August 2024
  • Irish College of General Practitioners' Professional Competence Scheme Present
  • Royal College of General Practitioners Present
  • Irish Medical Council's Specialist Register (General Practice) Present
  • Suicide Prevention Module for Undergraduate Healthcare Students Consultation Group 2023
  • School of Medicine Curriculum Committee Member 2019 to present
  • Final year co-ordinator 2019 to present