Our reputation has been established by the many graduates who have practiced medicine and radiography with distinction in Ireland and across the world since the School's foundation in 1854. We strive to maintain a strong connection with our alumni across the globe with the assistance of the UCD Development & Alumni Relations and the UCD Medical Graduates Association (MGA).
The highlight of our alumni interaction is the annual Alumni Reunion 
Celebration for Medicine classes who graduated 60, 55, 50, 45, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20 and 10 years ago. The event comprises a daytime Symposium of alumni talks (CPD lectures) followed by an elegant Gala Dinner in the evening.
The 2023 reunion was a resounding success, bringing together alumni from various graduating classes in a memorable celebration. To learn more about this remarkable event, please click here.
The next MGA Alumni Reunion will take place on Friday 10th May 2024 and will celebrate the MB BCh BAO graduating classes of 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004 and 2014.
A Scientific Symposium (CPD lectures) will be held in UCD Health Sciences Centre followed by a Gala Dinner at UCD O'Reilly Hall, Belfield.
Location: Lecture Theatre C004, Health Sciences Building, UCD Belfield
Lunch will take place upstairs in the Kevin Barry Gallery.
Please note that you are welcome to stay on-site after the Scientific Symposium or leave and return for the Gala Dinner in the evening.
Location: UCD O’Reilly Hall, UCD Belfield
Please see the class photos schedule here. Please ensure that you arrive on time for your class photo. Due to unpredictable weather, the exact location will be communicated to you at the Gala Dinner registration.
The bar in the UCD University Club will be open after dinner for those who would like to continue celebrating.
Dress code for the Gala Dinner: Business Casual
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UCD MGA Alumni Reunion Symposium 2024 |
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Alumni Talks - 20 minute talks each followed by a 5 minute Q&A session (13.15 - 14.45) |
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Speaker |
Class |
Topic |
Time |
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Dr Mick Molloy President of MGA |
1994 |
Welcome and Introduction |
13.15 – 13.30 |
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Retired Chief, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto |
1969 |
Epidemics to Pandemics: A 50 year Odyssey in Critical Care Medicine |
13.30 – 13.55 |
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Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases |
2004 |
Research in Global Child Health; Problems and Possibilities |
13.55 – 14.20 |
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Captain - Aer Lingus |
1994 |
Is there a doctor on board? |
14.20 – 14.45 |
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Coffee break (14.45 – 15.10) |
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Alumni Talks – 20 minute talks each followed by a 5 minute Q&A session (15.10 – 16.00) |
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Speaker |
Class |
Topic |
Time |
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Dr Ciarán Humphreys Consultant in Public Health Medicine |
1999 |
Healthy, Wealthy and Wise. A fair chance for health |
15.10 – 15.35 |
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Professor of Cardiovascular Therapeutics |
1984 |
How Much Meat & Dairy Should We Eat? The Importance of Transparent Evidence-Based Health Metrics |
15.35 – 16.00 |
UCD School of Medicine and the class of 2004 look forward to showcasing artwork by medical graduate Dr Laura Doherty at the Gala Dinner.
Originally from Co. Longford, Laura studied medicine at UCD from 1998 to 2004, qualifying with an honours degree. She enjoyed her years at UCD and in addition to excelling academically, Laura has an impressive sporting record. She represented both UCD and Longford in ladies Gaelic football, winning an All-Ireland medal with Longford, and 2 O'Connor Cups with UCD. She also enjoyed running, completing numerous half marathons, and the Dublin Marathon. After intern year, she spent a year working in Australia. She returned to Ireland to work in adult medicine for 2 years, when she then decided to apply for GP training.
In 2009, Laura was involved in a serious road traffic accident, in which she was critically injured. She sustained a serious head injury along with other injuries. She had a prolonged ICU and hospital stay and then made huge progress in rehab both in Ireland and the UK. As a result of her injuries, Laura has been unable to return to work as a doctor but has redirected her energy into her talent as an artist. She continues to enrich the lives of others through her art and has raised money for various charities in selling her work. Laura has shown huge courage and determination to overcome so many barriers, and despite this, still retains a great sense of humour. She is also a caring and compassionate person and has participated in several road safety campaigns.
Her work displayed here is not for sale and she regrets she doesn't do commissions! We hope you enjoy her work.
The event promises to be an unforgettable occasion filled with nostalgia, professional development, and an opportunity to reconnect with old friends and colleagues.
We are also excited to reveal that the Distinguished Graduate Award will be presented during the Gala Dinner to our 2024 awardee, Dr Patrick J. Boland (class of 1967). This prestigious award recognises the lifelong achievements of its recipients and honours their dedication to advancing the field of medicine. Join us in celebrating Dr Boland's remarkable accomplishments.
If you have any questions, please email mga@ucd.ie.
We are always seeking Class Representatives to assist with disseminating reunion information to other class members. If you are interested in volunteering as a representative for your class, please contact mga@ucd.ie.
Please see the list of Class Representatives here.
"Our class were a funny lot. We seemed to rather like each other for the most part. 
When it came to organising our (rather ludicrously I felt, I mean how could it be?) 25th class Reunion, the concept of one of us becoming the Class Rep was mooted quietly on our Class WhatsApp group, and in an unlikely moment of humility I acquiesced.
After the event I am exceedingly pleased to advocate for the role of future Class Representatives given my wholly positive position as same in 2023. The rekindling of so many old relationships - which really were not so repressed and lay just under the surface - was a wonderful and unexpected joy. There was a definite experience of regression, as though we were still in those heady Clinical Res years. The reconnection with colleagues via the Reunion, personally and professionally, has been a hugely positive experience and one which I encourage all to embrace.
We, the UCD Medical Alumni are a lucky lot, with an amazing UCD Alumni Team doing all the ground work and organisation.
My only suggestion is that if your year doesn’t already have a graduation year WhatsApp (or similar platform) group is to start one…it will gather moss quickly."