This advanced taught Masters programme in Clinical Chemistry is offered on a part-time basis over two years and is delivered by a panel of national and international medical and scientific experts in the discipline. The Clinical Biochemistry Unit at Trinity is part of the School of Medicine and is Ireland’s only such facility. It is supported by the largest clinical biochemistry service in the country, with state-of-the-art clinical laboratories at Tallaght University Hospital, St. James’s Hospital, and Naas General Hospital.

 

Clinical Biochemistry is the discipline of pathology (or laboratory medicine) concerned with the detection and measurement of biochemical changes in disease. Clinical chemistry laboratories carry out a range of biochemical investigations in a complex automated working environment. In addition to routine diagnostic work, personnel are also frequently involved in clinical trials, audit and research and so require a detailed knowledge of the effects of disease on biochemical measurements.

 

This course provides in-depth training in the medical, scientific, and research aspects of clinical chemistry, as well as a unique training opportunity. Classes are small (usually not more than 12-15 students) so that individual attention is possible.

 

Is This Course For Me?

Most of our students are medical scientists, clinical biochemists or medical doctors who already have some knowledge of laboratory or clinical medicine and wish to develop a special interest in Clinical Chemistry. All students must either have a concurrent appointment in a clinical laboratory or a suitable laboratory placement for the duration of the course.