DrAine Ryan

Dr. Áine Ryan is a lecturer at the RCSI Centre for Professionalism in Medicine and Health Sciences, holding a PhD in Population Health and Health Services Research from RCSI. After graduating with a BSc in Physiotherapy, she gained ten years of clinical experience in two teaching hospitals in Dublin and private practice, holding senior roles in Musculoskeletal Outpatients, Rheumatology, Pain Management, and Orthopaedic Triage. Áine holds a Master’s degree in Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy from UCD (2011). In 2013, she returned to education as a HRB SPHeRE PhD Scholar, researching multimorbidity and the impact of physical activity on health outcomes. Before joining the Department of Medical Professionalism as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in 2019, she was a lecturer in the School of Physiotherapy at RCSI responsible for teaching, learning and assessment in all years of the Physiotherapy programme. As a Post-Doctoral Fellow, Áine led and co-developed the PILLAR Study, a longitudinal project examining professionalism, leadership, and resilience among RCSI medical students. She currently is jointly responsible for professionalism teaching, learning and assessment in the new undergraduate medical curriculum at RCSI. Additionally, she has collaborated with the RCSI Professionalism team to develop the MSc/Postgraduate Diploma in Professionalism for Health Care Professionals. Committed to student development and education, Áine holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Professions Education from RCSI. She has served on the Board of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP) as Director of Professional Development and chaired its Professional Development Standing Committee. Her research interests include professionalism, health professions education, and lifestyle medicine. She was a co-investigator in the HEA-funded PROPER Study, which evaluates best practices in medical professionalism for international education.