ProfMuirne Spooner
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
- Associate ProfessorDepartment of Medicine
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Medicine, Education and Research Centre, Beaumont Hospital, N/A, D9, Ireland
BIOGRAPHY
Professor Muirne Spooner is a clinical educator, medical doctor, and strategic leader in health professions education with a sustained commitment to inclusion, equity, and interprofessional learning. She earned her MBChBAO from University College Dublin where she attended on a full entrance scholarship. She holds a postgraduate diploma and PhD in Health Professions Education, with a research focus on feedback literacy, student agency, and cultural transitions in learning. She is a Fellow of The Royal College of Physicians in Ireland (RCPI) , the Association of Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) and a Senior Fellow of Advance HE. Since joining RCSI, she has held multiple leadership roles influencing learning, assessment, access, and wellbeing across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Senior LecturerRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Medicine, Dublin, Ireland2016
- Academic Director of AdmissionsRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Medicine, Dublin, Ireland2024
- Deputy Dean of Interprofessionalism and Community Engaged LearningRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Medicine, Dublin, Ireland2025
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Member of Exam Board , MRCPI GIM ClinicalRoyal College of Physicians of Ireland, Examinations, Dublin, Ireland2010
- Exam Convenor, Beaumont HospitalRoyal College of Physicians of Ireland, Examinations, Dublin, Ireland2012
- Vhi Director of Clinical Education and TrainingVhi Healthcare, Health and Wellbeing, Dublin, Ireland2023
- UEMS General Surgery Board MemberEuropean Union of Medical Specialists, General Surgery, Brussels, Belgium2017
- Educational LeadCardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe, European Board of Interventional radiology, Vienna, Austria2010
DEGREES
- PhDRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
- PG Dip HPERoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
- MBBChBA0University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
CERTIFICATIONS
- FellowRoyal College of Physicians of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
- FAMEE (Fellow of AMEE)The International Association for Health Professions Education
- Senior FellowAdvance HE, York, United Kingdom
LANGUAGES
- IrishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- FrenchCan read, write, speak and understand
- GermanCan read, write, speak and understand
RESEARCH SUB-AREAS
- Medical Education
- Population Health
- Interprofessional Education
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (UNSDGS)
- 4 Quality Education
- 3 Good Health and Well Being