Assoc ProfessorRosa McNamara

Adjunct Clinical Professor

School of Medicine

  • Adjunct Clinical Professor
    School of Medicine
  • 012214000
  • University College Dublin, School of Medicine

BIO

Prof. Rosa McNamara is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine with a particular focus on Geriatric Emergency Medicine and Medical Education. She has experience working in both the United Kingdom and Ireland, where she has developed innovative clinical and educational pathways for the unscheduled care of older adults. Her work emphasises integration and inter-professional collaboration to enhance patient outcomes. Prof. McNamara holds master’s degrees in Gerontology, Medical Education and an MBA, She currently serves as the Clinical Lead for the Clinical Reform Office in the HSE and practices clinically at St. Vincent’s University Hospital.

 

Prof. McNamara is a co-lead for Part A of the European Board Examination in Emergency Medicine (EBEEM) as part of her role on the Emergency Medicine Examination Reference Group for Europe (EMERGE).

 

Additionally, Prof. McNamara is Vice-dean for the International Federation of Emergency Medicine (IFEM) Academy.  She is also an active member of the European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM), contributing to its Geriatric Emergency Medicine and ESCAPE sections, and the IFEM Geriatric Emergency Medicine Special Interest Group 

 

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN APPOINTMENTS

  • Clinical Professor
    School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Ireland29 Sep 2026
  • Associate Clinical Professor
    University College Dublin, School of Medicine, Dublin, Ireland1 Dec 2023 - 29 Sep 2026

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Consultant in Emergency Medicine
    St. Vincent's University Hospital, Emergency, Dublin, Ireland7 Jan 2019
  • Clinical Lead, Clinical Reform Office
    HSE, Ireland1 Sep 2026
  • National Clinical Lead Emergency Medicine Programme
    RCSI/HSE, Ireland1 Aug 2024 - 1 Sep 2026

CERTIFICATIONS

  • MB BCh BAO
    University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
  • BMedSc
    University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • MBA
    University College Dublin, Ireland
  • MSc Gerontology
    King's College London, London, United Kingdom
  • MEd Medical Education
    University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
  • FRCEM
    Royal College of Emergency Medicine, London, United Kingdom
  • FRCS Ed (A&E)
    Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • FRCPI
    Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland