UCC School of Nursing and Midwifery Annual Report 2020

Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC

Professor Eileen Savage Retirement and Long Service Award

2012 and 2018, she spearheaded the recruitment of international students, online learning, a growth of postgraduate programmes, and a growth in research activity and income. In addition, the School entered into the top 100 Universities in 2016 based on the QS World Ranking, a position the School continues to hold to date. She has been a visiting Professor at the University of Airlangga and at the Ripas Hospital Darussalam, Brunei which is affiliated with the University of Brunei. Professor Savage researched in the area of chronic condition management and has published widely in peer reviewed international literature. She was a Visiting Research Fellow at Yale University USA in 2009. She was recipient of a Cochrane Fellowship in 2009, funded by the Health Research Board. She has recently chaired two national working groups collaborating with the HSE and all HEIs in relation to national curricula on Making Every Contact Count concerning healthy

UCC has marked the retirement of Professor Eileen Savage and applaud her for her contribution to the School of Nursing and Midwifery, the College of Medicine and Health, and the wider University. Professor Savage retired on the 30th November 2020. She has also received a long term service award. She joined UCC in 1995 and is the longest serving academic in the School to date. Her nursing career commenced at the Mercy University Hospital in general nursing and later received a qualification in children’s nursing at the Medway Hospitals, Kent, UK. She has a Bachelor’s degree in nursing from UCD, a Masters in Education from UCC, and a PhD from the University of Manchester. Professor Savage has made a significant impact in all her academic leadership roles including Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery and Vice Dean for Graduate Studies in the College of Medicine and Health. She was also a member of UCC’s Governing Body. As the Dean of the School between

lifestyle behavioural change, and Self-Management Support for Chronic Conditions. Professor Savage has supervised research of many masters and doctoral students over time. Professor Savage is held in high regard by her colleagues in the School, the College of Medicine of Health, the wider University, and health services. We wish to thank her for her enormous contribution.

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