Appointments to the Medical Scientists Registration Board
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The Minister for Health, Mr Stephen Donnelly TD, has reappointed the following persons as members of the Medical Scientists Registration Board from 9 November 2020 to 8 November 2024:
Ms Marie Culliton
Ms Marie Culliton entered the profession of medical science in 1973. She was awarded the Diploma in Medical Laboratory Science (Microbiology) in 1978 and Fellowship of the Institute of Biomedical Science in 1980 specialising in Clinical Chemistry. Further professional development resulted in the award of an MSc in Clinical Biochemistry from Trinity College Dublin in 1990 and the MBA in Health Services Management from University College Dublin and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2001.
Marie worked in the Endocrinology Laboratory at St Vincent’s University Hospital for many years where she had specialist interests in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and Polycystic Ovarian Disease. In 2004, Marie was appointed Chief Medical Scientist/Laboratory Manager at the National Maternity Hospital. Current interests are in maternal and fetal wellbeing. She is the national clinical lead for the introduction of the Order Communications in the Electronic Patient Record for Maternity and Newborn, which will bring significant patient safety benefit.
Marie has been a member of the Council of the Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine (ACSLM) since 1985 and has served two terms as President. Marie also serves as the President of the European Association for Professions in Biomedical Science (EPBS) since 2004. In this role, she has undertaken a survey of education standards in Europe culminating in an agreed EPBS policy.
Marie’s experience as a Council member developing a streamlined registration process, her time as President of the ACSLM and EPBS, in addition to her role as a member of the Competent Authority assessing qualifications to practice and her extensive knowledge of the profession at a European and international level, will be of benefit to the Board
Dr Carole Glynn
Dr Carole Glynn is currently Head of Department of Applied Social Sciences at Limerick Institute of Technology. Prior to this her former roles included Research and Information Manager with Tusla, and Research & Innovation Lead with the Office of the Chief Information Officer, HSE.
As a manager of both public health and social care services Dr Glynn has gained extensive experience in the health sector. Among her academic achievements, Dr Glynn has a Master’s in Public Administration, a Doctor of Business Administration and UN Fellowship in Social Science.
Ms Bernadette Jackson
Ms Bernadette Jackson has several years’ experience working as a Medical Scientist at different sites and is currently employed at Naas General Hospital (NGH). Bernadette is active within her profession, chairing the Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine (ACSLM) Point of Care Scientific Committee. She is a member of the ACSLM Council and participates in National Committees, for example Reference Range and Point of Care.
Bernadette has supervised many BSc and MSc Theses and has chaired the ACSLM President's Prize judging panel for the top six Medical Scientist undergraduate research projects for past 5 years. She currently manages the Point of Care Service in NGH, procuring and verifying equipment and training non-scientific staff in the use of equipment used outside of the laboratory for testing purposes in an acute setting. Bernadette is the Former Chairperson of the Clinical Chemistry Advisory Body.
Ms Irene Regan
Ms Irene Regan is Chief Medical Scientist (Coagulation/Haematology) at Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin (formerly OLCHC) Dublin, Ireland, which hosts the National Paediatric centre for haematology/oncology and haemostatic disorders a post she has held since 2005. She is a Clinical Research Fellow with University College Dublin and the National Children’s Research Centre Crumlin. She is also a visiting lecturer on the MSc programme in Clinical Laboratory Science at Technological University Dublin and has just completed her term as extern examiner on the BSc in Biomedical Science.
She is a fellow of the Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine (FACSLM) and the Royal College of Pathologists UK (FRCPath) and was appointed as country advisor to the Royal College in 2015. She is a registered Clinical Scientist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) UK.
Irene Regan was President (2014-2018) of the Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine (ACSLM), the professional body and previous competent authority for medical scientists in Ireland.
She is currently a member of many steering committees and working groups including the HSE Clinical Programme in Pathology, National Research Collaborative in Quality and Patient Safety, HSE HSCP Advisory Group, Paediatric HSCP Expert Group, National Early Warning Score (NEWS) Guideline Review group and National Reference Range Harmonisation Project. She was appointed by the Minister for Health to the CORU Medical Scientists Registration Board in 2016 and CORU Council in 2019.
She has been involved in overseas projects including LabSkills Africa where she was the Lead for Tanzania in a collaborative mentoring project with RCPath UK.
She is actively involved in collaborative research. Her research interests include analytical haematology, coagulation and laboratory diagnostics and education in haematology. She has supervised many undergraduate and post-graduate students at BSc and MSc, MD, MCh and MBA level.
Ms Pauline Treanor
Ms Pauline Treanor has an MBA in Health and Social Care from the University of Ulster and a Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Governance, from the Smurfit School, University College Dublin. Pauline is a trained nurse and midwife. She is currently employed as the
Operational Readiness Programme Manager on the National Maternity Hospital relocation project. She was the Director of Midwifery and Nursing from May 2001 to November 2008 and was Secretary General Manager from November 2008 to February 2018 in the Rotunda Hospital.
Pauline was a member of An Board Altranais from 2001 to 2011 and chaired the Fitness to Practise Committee from 2006. She has also been involved in many external committees and reviews. Pauline was also a member of the Steering Committee for the development of the National Maternity Strategy published by the Department of Health. Pauline has extensive experience in Midwifery and Nursing Training Programme development and implementation and in managing relationships with Training Institutions and Universities.
Pauline also understands and is passionate about the importance of ongoing staff development.