The Aodán Ó Donnchadha Memorial Prize

The Final Medical class of 1990 subscribed to a fund for the provision of an annual prize to commemorate their late classmate Aodán Ó Donnchadha. This prize is awarded to the best Paediatric projects under module MX5090 in the Final Medical Examination at University College Cork. The Extern for the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health assesses the best Paediatric projects and decides who should be awarded the prize, if necessary aided by advice from members of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health. The award will be made provided the student fulfils specific criteria including having been a student at UCC for the three years immediately preceding the Final Medical Examination, passing the whole Final Medical Examination and taking each module for the first time, and achieving a sufficiently high standard as determined by the Academic Council. The prize is funded from endowments made by the donors to the University for awards to be made in perpetuity, with the funds invested and annual income determining the award amount.