ProfessorRory Breathnach

To be an excellent and conscientious teacher through: Profound knowledge/preparation, Infectious enthusiasm whilst setting clear learning outcomes, Promoting an open/enquiring mind that fosters critical thinking, analysis and reflection, Promoting personal and student life-long learning, Employing research, clinical, innovative and feedback experiences to propel my future teaching advances, Championing student welfare. Innovation and Leadership My continual commitment to innovate and direct T+L strategies that are internationally recognized, fair and fit for professional purpose has resulted in: a changed Final Year curriculum to a lecture-free, hospital-based T+L experience, novel modular (2012) and assessment strategies (repeatedly modified), reduced didactic lecturing, and more practical/interactive sessions in earlier years, significant contributions to internationalization and Graduate CPD, major reviews/reflections at PB, subject and curriculum review level, substantial HOS mentoring of students/staff that has maximized degree and career progression.