Biography
Dr Tara McGinty graduated in medicine from University College Dublin, Ireland and completed her subsequent specialist training in infectious diseases. She was awarded a PhD in 2021, her research spanning HIV immunology, the immunopathogenesis of co-morbidity and bone disease, investigator-led clinical trial management and cohort methodology. In 2019, she set up and is the clinical lead for the Inclusion health service at the Mater Hospital. This service aims to tackle health inequalities experienced by marginalised and socially excluded groups by delivering patient centred, integrated health and social care. Including and engaging marginalised voices who are under-represented in research is an area of particular interest and Tara is an active researcher within the National ID CTN and All Ireland ID cohort and collaborates with many National and international researchers in the areas of inclusion health, social determinants of health and integrated healthcare delivery alongside her involvement in HIV clinical trials and research.