Jessica Ryan
President- jessicaryan@rcsi.ie
ISTG committee group photo at Careers day 2019
Welcome to ISTG
The Irish Surgical Training Group (ISTG) is the representative body for surgical trainees in Ireland and acts to:
- - Represent all Core and Higher surgical trainees
- - Remain independently run by trainees, for trainees
- - Advocate for surgical trainees with professional bodies such as RCSI, ISCP, JCST, NTDP
- - Promote the highest standards of surgical training
- - Foster cross specialty collaboration
- - Provide mentorship and leadership for surgical trainees
ISTG annual events include:
- - Careers day for aspiring surgeons including the aspiring surgeon research symposium each November
- - Annual trainee forum - ISTG session at Charter day in February
- - Silver Scalpel awards ceremony and dinner for the trainee' nominated best surgical trainer
See our sub-specialty groups
Meet Our Team
Jessica Ryan
President
Czara Kennedy
Vice President
Alison McHugh
Treasurer
Megan Power Foley
Secretary
Aileen Egan
Plastic Surgery
Barbara Julius
General Surgery
Conor Dooley
Vascular Surgery
David Brinkman
ENT, Former President
Gavin Kane
Paediatric Surgery
Joseph McLoughlin
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Kevin Keane
Urology
Liam Bourke
Ophthalmology
Paul Sexton
Maxillofacial Surgery
Tim McAleese
Orthopaedics
Vincent Healy
Neurosurgery
Emily Crilly
Core Surgical Trainee Year 1
Fiachra McHugh
Core Surgical Trainee Year 2
Conor Toale
Association of Surgeons in Training (ASIT)
Conor Sheahan
RCSI Surgical Society