University of Limerick Research and Education Alliance in General Practice, Primary Healthcare and Public Health

Sláinte is an Irish word which translates as 'Health'.

Vision

Health and well-being optimised for all in regional, national and international community settings. 

Mission

To build capacity for research and education in general practice, primary healthcare and public health that has regional, national and international impact.

Aim

To promote inter-disciplinary collaboration in our research and education activities.  

Our specific objectives are to:

  1. Create a vibrant network of students and staff  focused on health and well-being in community settings.
  2. Build a culture that supports each other’s research through collaboration, discussion and mentoring. 
  3. Develop and disseminate (journal articles AND public facing online resources) impactful community-based research and research-led teaching. 
  4. Meaningfully involve community and health sector partners in our research and teaching.

We are an enthusiastic and ambitious group of clinicians, researchers and teachers who want to contribute to the development of general practice, primary care and public health in Ireland and internationally with research of international standing.  We are proud of the fact that our research impacts not only on individual patient care but also on regional and national health policy. We have a highly successfully funding and publication track record nationally and internationally.

Sláinte Committee Co-Chairs 

Professor Niamh Cummins - Associate Professor in Public Health (UL)

Professor Liam Glynn - Professor of General Practice (UL)

Professor Anne MacFarlane Chair of Primary Healthcare Research (UL)

Members

Professor Peter Hayes - Associate Professor of Rural General Practice (UL)

Professor Aidan Culhane - Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor of General Practice (UL)

Professor Pat O'Dwyer - Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor of General Practice (UL)

Professor Louise Crowley - Associate Professor in Clinical Skills (UL)

Professor Róisín Doogue - Associate Professor in General Practice (UL)

Professor Mohamed Elhassan Abdalla Elsayed - Associate Professor in Medical Education (UL)

Professor Sarah Harney - Associate Professor in Medical Education (UL)

Professor Sarah Hyde - Associate Professor in Clinical Education (UL)

Professor Dervla Kelly - Associate Professor in Medical Education (UL)

Dr Iryna Mazhak - Assistant Professor in Public Health (UL)

Professor Lisa Moran - Associate Professor in Clinical Skills (UL)

Professor Siobhán Neville - Associate Professor in Paediatrics (UL) 

Dr Vikram Niranjan - Assistant Professor in Public Health (UL)

Professor Patrick O'Donnell- Associate Professor in General Practice (UL)

Professor Andrew O'Regan - Associate Professor in General Practice (UL)

Professor Maria Roura - Associate Professor in Public Health (UL)

Professor Jon Salsberg - Associate Professor in Primary Healthcare Research (UL)

Dr Griphin Baxter Chirambo - Head, Department of Nursing & Midwifery and Senior Lecturer (Mzuzu University, Malawi)

Professor Joe Gallagher - Adjunct Senior Clinical Lecturer (UL)

Professor Peter Harrington - Adjunct Senior Clinical Lecturer (UL) 

Dr Elaine Kolshus - Clinical Skills Tutor (UL)

Dr Marese Mannion - Problem Based Learning Tutor (UL)

Dr Mike O'Callaghan - Clinical Lead ICGP Research Hub

Professor Ray O'Connor - Associate Professor, Senior Research Fellow (UL)

Monica Casey - Senior Administrator, ULEARN-GP Network (UL)

Stephanie Daly - PPI Project Administrator (UL)

Karen Lyons - Senior Administrator, MSc in Public Health (UL)

Sonika Raj Goel - Research Assistant (UL)

Yaa Duopah - PhD Candidate (UL)

Aisha Shalash - PhD Candidate (UL)