Each year the UL School of Medicine's Education Committee seeks to recognise excellence in its teachers through Teaching Excellence Awards. These are student nominated awards (ratified by the School’s Education Committee) with our medical students being invited to propose nominees from amongst their tutors and educational supervisors. Criteria considered when making nominations include enthusiasm and commitment for teaching & learning, ability to engage and motivate, approachability, efficiency.

Teaching Excellence Awards

The UL School of Medicine is delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 Teaching Excellence Awards.

Dr Martina Goggin, Winner of the Year 1 and 2 Teaching Excellence Award 2024

Dr Olivia Dunne, Winner of the Year 3 and 4 Teaching Excellence Award 2024

Previous winners of the annual Teaching Excellence Awards include:

  • Dr Karnie Roden, Winner of the Year 1 & 2 Teaching Excellence Award 2023
  • Dr Mo Abdalla, Winner of the Year 3 & 4 Teaching Excellence Award 2023.
  • Dr. Bennett Peter, Winner of the Year 1 & 2 Teaching Excellence Award 2022
  • Dr. Caoimhe Maguire, Winner of the Year 3 & 4 Teaching Excellence Award 2022
  • Dr. Nazima Abid Hussaini, Winner of the Year 1 & 2 Teaching Excellence Award 2021
  • Prof Dermot Hehir, Winner of the Year 3 & 4 Teaching Excellence Award 2021
  • Dr. Ruth Moloney, Winner of the Year 1&2 Teaching Excellence Award 2020
  • Dr. Melanie O'Reilly, Winner of the Year 3&4 Teaching Excellence Award 2020
  • Dr Clare Conway, Winner of the Bill Shannon Excellence in Medical Education Award 2020
  • Dr. Mariam Sheehan, Winner of the Year 1 & 2 Teaching Excellence Award 2019
  • Dr. Paul O'Hara, Winner of the Year 3 & 4 Teaching Excellence Award 2019
  • Dr. Joseph Lynch, Winner of the Year 1 & 2 Teaching Excellence Award 2018
  • Dr. Cliona Roche, Winner of the Year 1 & 2 Teaching Excellence Award 2018
  • Dr. Abdalla Ibrahim, Winner of the Year 3 & 4 Teaching Excellence Award 2018
  • Dr. Lucy Hurley, Winner of the Year 3 & 4 Teaching Excellence Award 2018
  • Dr. Aine Ni Riain, Winner of the Year 1 & 2 Teaching Excellence Award 2017
  • Dr. Leon Walsh, Winner of the Year 3 & 4 Teaching Excellence Award 2017
  • Dr. Betty Hyde, Winner of the Year 3 & 4 GP Tutor Teaching Excellence Award 2017
  • Dr. Alice Brennan, Winner of the NCHD Teaching Excellence Award 2017
  • Dr. Nazima Abid Hussaini, Winner of the Year 1 & 2 Teaching Excellence Award 2016
  • Prof Dermot Hehir, Winner of the Year 3 & 4 Teaching Excellence Award 2016
  • Dr. Martina Goggin, Winner of the Year 1 & 2 Teaching Excellence Award 2015
  • Dr. Leon Walsh, Winner of the Year 3 & 4 Teaching Excellence Award 2015
  • Dr. Roisin Dempsey, Winner of the Year 1 & 2 Teaching Excellence Award 2014
  • Dr. Anne Marie Murphy, Winner of the Year 3 & 4 Teaching Excellence Award 2014
  • Dr. Nazima Abid Hussaini, Winner of the Year 1 & 2 Teaching Excellence Award 2013
  • Dr. Olivia Dunne, Winner of the Year 3 & 4 Teaching Excellence Award 2013
  • Dr. Andrew O'Regan Winner of the Year 1 & 2 Teaching Excellence Award 2012
  • Dr. Emer Ahern, Winner of the Year 3 & 4 Teaching Excellence Award 2012

Please note that Faculty members i.e. those holding permanent pensionable contracts with the University of Limerick are not eligible for the teaching awards. PBL, clinical skills, anatomical skills and clinical tutors as well as clinical supervisors (GP and Hospital Consultant) are eligible.

All teaching staff are eligible to apply or be nominated for the University’s Teaching Excellence awards which is administered by the Centre for Transformative Learning