UCD Centre for Emergency Medical Science (UCD CEMS) was established in 2001 to provide a national centre of excellence for research, development, education and training in pre-hospital emergency care.

Excellence in Education, Training & Research

UCD CEMS is located in the Health Sciences Centre at the UCD School of Medicine, Belfield, Dublin 4.

The principal activities of UCD CEMS are

Provision of graduate and undergraduate education and training in pre-hospital emergency care
Provision of short courses in immediate care - including cardiac, trauma and paediatrics
Management and delivery of the MERIT Project (Medical Emergency Responders: Integration & Training

You can find a full list of our courses here.

Meet the Team

The MERIT project

Publications & Presentations

Our Programmes

Continuing Professional Development Short Courses – Immediate Care

Professional Certificate Emergencies in Sports and Exercise Medicine

EMS Student Testimonials

Corporal Niall Carty

UCD School of Medicine: MSc EMS AP, 2021

Corporal Kerrie O’Halloran

UCD School of Medicine: Diploma in Military Medical Care, 2018

Dr Carl Byrne

UCD School of Medicine: Professional Certificate in Emergencies in Sports and Exercise Medicine

Contact Us

Please submit your query using our Graduate Study Enquiry Form and the School Marketing & Communication team will reply to you with general advice via email. More detailed queries will be passed on to the relevant programme director/administrator who will respond to you directly.