Introduction to Hospital Life

Introduction to Hospital Life (IHL) is a 4-day programme for 4th and 5th year secondary school students at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (MMUH).

Hosted by the Office of Mission Effectiveness, this programme aims to provide a well-rounded, stimulating view of hospital life.


About

Participants will meet with staff across various professional groups, and gain insight into the diversity of career opportunities in healthcare.

Participants can expect a mixture of workshops, simulations, and talks from specialist speakers. Applicants should have a connection to a current staff member at MMUH. Places are allocated through a lottery system.

For additional queries, please contact Mollie Bruton, Programme Coordinator: molliebruton@mater.ie.

 

Apply

We are now inviting applications for the 2025/2026 school year. The application link opens on 1st July, and closes on 29th July at midday. For further information, please see attached advertisement.

Due to demand, all eligible applications are entered into a lottery system. Applying does not guarantee an offer of a place on this programme. To ensure transparency and equality of access, only applications which are submitted through the link will be considered. We do not accept applications via email, direct request or similar.