ProfessorMartin McNamara

Professor and Programme Director for the MSc in Leadership, Innovation and Management for Healthcare and related pathway programmes in leading, innovating and managing in health systems.
I am a Registered Mental Health, General Nurse and Nurse Tutor. I hold BSc, BA, MEd and MA degrees from the Open University and MSc degrees in Nursing and in Business (Leadership and Management Practice) from UCD, the latter following completion of Professional Diplomas in Business and Executive Coaching; Strategy, Innovation and Change; and Leadership Development at the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business.
I completed my doctorate at The Open University Research School in September 2007. My doctoral thesis was a sociological investigation into the underlying principles structuring academic nursing in Ireland.
I was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science (DSc) degree by the University of Connecticut in May 2014.
Also, in 2014, I qualified as a Certified Analytic-Network Coach (see www.simonwestern.com). I am accredited as a provider of Oshry's Organization Workshop and 'Where Cultures Meet' programmes (see www.powerandsystems.com).
Following completion of executive education programmes in 'Leadership for the 21st century: chaos, conflict and courage', 'Driving Government Performance' and ‘Creating Collaborative Solutions: Innovations in Governance’, I was awarded an Executive Certificate in Public Leadership from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in October 2018.
I was Inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) in October 2015 and as a Fellow of the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (FFNMRCSI) in December 2016.
I completed a Professional Diploma in Entrepreneurial Education at the UCD Innovation Academy in 2019.